Mitchell Robinson has made a whopping 75.1% of his field goal attempts this season, significantly higher than his 76.9 mark last season.The matchup vs. Boston is a favorable one; when the Celtics are playing at home, they have given up the 30th-most points per game in the league to the opposing team's starting Cs this year (16.1).Offensive rebounds preserve possession and spark bonus chances for scoring and assists, and the New York Knicks rank 13thbest in in the NBA while on their home court with 12.6 offensive boards per game this year.This year, opposing squads have come down with 9.8 offensive rebounds per game (7th-fewest in the NBA) vs. the Boston Celtics (minimizing possessions that could otherwise create added chances for offense).In comparison to his full-season rate of core.FORMAT(RATE2,1) foul shots per home game, Mitchell Robinson's rate of getting to the free-throw line has surged by core.FORMAT(ABS(DIFF_RATE),1) over the last 5 games on his home court.
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