This year when they are on their home court, the opposition's starting SFs have averaged 43.3% on shots from the field (5th-lowest in the league) against the LA Clippers, identifying this as a difficult matchup.The Cleveland Cavaliers are expected to suffer a reduction in plays in this game from facing the 4th-least up-tempo tempo offense in the league over the last 20 games (the LA Clippers).Out of all players in the league, Max Strus slots into the 24th percentile for drawing fouls, compiling a mere 0.7 free throw attempts per game this year.The matchup against Norman Powell is a hard one for getting to the free-throw line; when Powell is on the road and squaring off against fellow starting SFs this year, they have attempted a measly 1.8 foul shots per game (7th percentile).
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