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This year, the opposition's starting SGs have averaged 11.7 field goal attempts per game (6th-fewest in the league) against the Los Angeles Lakers, identifying this as a tough matchup.The 3rd-most sluggish pace-of-play team in the league over the last 10 games has been the Knicks.The New York Knicks will likely experience a decrease in opportunities in this contest from squaring off against the 7th-slowest pace away team in the league this year (the Los Angeles Lakers).As a team, the Knicks have been poor at drawing fouls of late: 4th-worst in the NBA over the last 25 games, averaging just 20.5 free throw attempts per game.The matchup against the Lakers may be a difficult one for drawing fouls; the opposing team's starting SGs have attempted a lowly 1.7 foul shots per game over the last 10 games (5th-least in the NBA).
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