In contrast to last year's 14.8 rate, Josh Giddey's shots from the field have fallen this year to 10.5 per game.The matchup against Utah is a hard one for three-pointers; when the Jazz are playing at home, the opposition's starting PGs have averaged the 15th-least shots from behind the three-point arc per game in the NBA this year (1.1).The 4th-least up-tempo tempo team in the league over the last 5 games has been the Oklahoma City Thunder.Offensive rebounds preserve possession and produce more chances for scoring and assists, but the Oklahoma City Thunder grade out 2ndworst in in the NBA with only 8.7 offensive boards per game this year.Over the last 25 games, the other team has captured 11.2 offensive boards per game (6th-highest in the NBA) against the Jazz (retaining possessions that can bring about extra chances for offense).
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