As it relates to three-pointers, the Oklahoma City Thunder's excellent 40.8% rate of successful threes while on the road comes in as the best in the NBA this year.The Thunder have played at the 5th-most up-tempo tempo in the NBA over the last 5 games without the home court advantage.The Thunder are expected to see a spike in opportunities today from squaring off against the most up-tempo pace-of-play team in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Lakers).Over the last 15 games, their opposition has come down with 9.5 offensive rebounds per game (5th-fewest in the league) vs. the Los Angeles Lakers (lessening possessions that could otherwise spark bonus opportunities for offense).
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