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Payton Pritchard has played an impressive 20.2 minutes per game this year, a big improvement over his 11.6 minutes per game last year.Payton Pritchard has averaged 1.5 personal fouls per game on his home court this year, ranking in the 25th percentile -- among the league's least foul-prone.The Boston Celtics are expected to see a rise in possessions in this contest from competing against the 7th-most up-tempo pace home offense in the league over the last 5 games (the Memphis Grizzlies).Offensive rebounds continue possession and create additional opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Celtics rank 5thbest in in the NBA while playing at home with 10.8 offensive rebounds per game over the last 6 games.This year when they are on the road, opposing squads have snagged 8.0 offensive rebounds per game (2nd-fewest in the NBA) against the Grizzlies (minimizing possessions that could otherwise create extra chances for offense).
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