In contrast to last season's 55.2% rate, Mitchell Robinson's field goal performance has jumped this season to 62.1%.The number of baskets sunk against Myles Turner has been very high (5.4 per game) when facing fellow starting Cs this year (100th percentile).The Knicks are expected to get a boost in possessions in this contest from being pitted against the 9th-quickest pace-of-play team in the league this year (the Pacers).Offensive rebounds retain possession and produce added opportunities for scoring and assists, and the New York Knicks rank 4th-best in in the NBA with 12.4 offensive boards per game over the last 10 games.Mitchell Robinson has successfully made an impressive 48.8% of his free throws this season, a significant increase from his 39.1 mark last season.
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