Jose Alvarado has attempted a lowly 6.0 shots per game this year, a sizeable decrease from his 8.0 rate last year.In regard to 3-pointers, the Pelicans's subpar 10.6 drained threes per game while playing away from home places 3rd-weakest in the league this year.This year, opposing teams have averaged 38.5% on three-pointers (2nd-highest in the NBA) against the San Antonio Spurs, resulting in a favorable matchup.Jose Alvarado has made a lowly 56.7% of his foul shots this year, quite a bit lower than his 84.3 mark last year.This matchup is a positive one for getting to the free-throw line; when the Spurs are at home, the other team has attempted a monstrous 26.0 free throws per game this year (3rd-most in the league).
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