In contrast to last year's 21.3 rate, LeBron James's shots taken have decreased this year to 17.4 per game.Offensive rebounds continue possession and result in additional opportunities for scoring and assists, but the Lakers rank 1stworst in in the league with just 8.2 offensive boards per game this year.Compared to last year's 5.9 clip, LeBron James's number of free throws has declined this year to 5.1 free throws per game.Over the last 5 games when they are on their home court, the opposition's starting PFs have attempted 1.5 free throws per game (14th-fewest in the NBA) against the Spurs, finding it difficult to get to the charity stripe.LeBron James stands to see a decline in output in all facets of the game in light of playing on the visting team in this game.
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