Malaki Branham has accumulated 2.2 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games away from his home court, 0.8 more than he's accumulated in all games this season on the road.The Spurs are expected to see a decline in opportunities in this contest from sharing the court with the 8th-most sluggish pace team in the league over the last 5 games (the Pelicans).Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and spark extra chances for scoring and assists, but the San Antonio Spurs rank 8thworst in in the NBA as the visting team with just 10.0 offensive rebounds per game this year.This year when they are the visiting squad, opposing starting SGs have attempted 1.0 foul shots per game (lowest in the NBA) against the Pelicans, facing an uphill battle to get to the charity stripe.Malaki Branham will not receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing away from your home stadium generally worsens player production in all facets of the game.
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