In regard to shooting, the Knicks's lackluster 46.5% field goal rate as the visting team places 6th-worst in the league since the start of last season.Since the start of last season when they are the visiting squad, opposing clubs have shot 36.4% on threes (10th-best in the NBA) against the Cavaliers, marking this as a positive matchup.The matchup against Cleveland is a challenging one; when the Cavaliers are the visiting team, they have allowed the 15th-least points per game in the NBA to the other team's starting SGs since the start of last season (15.5).The 6th-most sluggish pace-of-play road team in the league this year has been the Knicks.The matchup vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers is a difficult one for getting to the free-throw line; the opposing team's starting SGs have attempted a mere 2.7 foul shots per game since the start of last season (9th-least in the league).
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