The Boston Celtics have played at the 3rd-least up-tempo pace in the NBA since the start of last season.The Celtics are expected to experience a decrease in opportunities in this game from facing the slowest pace-of-play offense in the NBA since the start of last season (the Knicks).Among all players in the NBA, Payton Pritchard slots into the 20th percentile for getting to the charity stripe, tallying just 0.7 foul shot attempts per game since the start of last season.As a team, the Celtics have been lousy at getting to the foul line: 6th-worst in the NBA since the start of last season, averaging a mere 20.0 free throws per game.
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