As it relates to offense, the Utah Jazz's poor 111.1 points per game when playing at home comes in as the 7th-worst in the NBA this year.This year, opposing starting SFs have shot 25.5% on 3-pointers (2nd-weakest in the NBA) against the Thunder, resulting in a challenging matchup.The Jazz have played at the 9th-least up-tempo pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 20 games playing at home.The Thunder have played at the 6th-least up-tempo pace-of-play in the league over the last 5 games away from their home city, which should decrease possessions for the Utah Jazz.Lauri Markkanen has converted just 3.7 free throws per game this year, quite a bit less than his 4.5 rate last year.
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