The matchup against Dallas is a challenging one for threes; when the Mavericks have the home court advantage, the opposition's starting SGs have averaged the 14th-least threes per game in the NBA this year (1.5).The Mavericks have played at the least up-tempo pace in the league this year, which ought to decrease plays for the Spurs.Malaki Branham has made 62.2% of his foul shot attempts away from home since the start of last season, ranking him in the 13th percentile among all players in the league.As a team, the San Antonio Spurs have been poor at drawing fouls when playing on the road: worst in the NBA this year with a measly 19.1 free throws per game.The matchup against the Mavericks may be a hard one for getting to the free throw line; the other team's starting SGs have attempted just 2.0 free throws per game over the last 15 games (8th-least in the league).
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