The Atlanta Hawks have played at the 5th-most lethargic pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 5 games, which should lead to fewer possessions for the Los Angeles Lakers.Offensive rebounds maintain possession and produce additional opportunities for scoring and assists, but the Lakers rank 1stworst in in the NBA with a mere 8.2 offensive boards per game this year.Rui Hachimura has converted a mere 71.1% of his free throws this season, significantly less than his 80.1 rate last season.The matchup against the Atlanta Hawks may be a challenging one for getting to the foul line; the opposition's starting SFs have attempted a lowly 2.0 free throws per game over the last 20 games (least in the NBA).
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