Relative to last year's 14.8 mark, Josh Giddey's shots have tailed off this year to 11.2 per game.Josh Giddey has played just 25.3 minutes per game this year, significantly lower than his 31.3 minutes per game last year.Offensive rebounds continue possession and create extra chances for scoring and assists, but the Oklahoma City Thunder grade out 1stworst in in the NBA with just 8.2 offensive boards per game this year.The Hawks have given up the 4th-most offensive boards per game (11.9) in the NBA to the other team over the last 25 games (offensive rebounds maintain possession and may therefore create added opportunities for scoring and assists).The matchup vs. the Atlanta Hawks may be a challenging one for getting to the free-throw line; opposing starting PGs have attempted a lowly 3.3 foul shots per game over the last 20 games (13th-least in the NBA).
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