Marcus Smart has successfully made 44.1% of his field goal attempts over the last 12 games on the road, 18.0% higher than he's put through the hoop in all games this season when playing on the road.Among all players in the NBA, Marcus Smart comes in at the 88th percentile for shot attempts from downtown, tallying 6.1 per game since the start of last season.The matchup vs. Los Angeles is a strong one for shots from the field; when the Lakers are at home, the opposing team's starting PGs have tallied the 7th-most FG attempts per game in the league this year (15.6).The Grizzlies have played at the quickest pace-of-play in the league over the last 5 games.The Lakers have played at the 8th-speediest tempo in the NBA over the last 10 games, which should lead to increased possessions for the Grizzlies.
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