This year when they have the home court advantage, opposing starting SGs have compiled 16.9 points per game (5th-highest in the league) vs. the Wizards, branding this as a good matchup for offensive production.The Magic will likely see a spike in plays today from being pitted against the quickest pace-of-play team in the league this year (the Washington Wizards).Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has converted a terrific 100.0% of his free throws this year, a significant increase from his 85.9 rate last year.In terms of getting to the free-throw line, the Magic's superb 24.2 free throws per game at home measures as the 4th-best in the NBA since the start of last season.The matchup against Washington may be a favorable one for getting to the free-throw line; the opposition's starting SGs have attempted an enormous 2.8 free throws per game over the last 5 games when the Washington Wizards are away from home (8th-most in the NBA).
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