Rui Hachimura has played a whopping 32.2 minutes per game this year, a big improvement over his 26.9 minutes per game last year.In regard to 3-pointers, the Los Angeles Lakers's stellar 38.6% rate of made threes on their home court comes in as the 4th-most in the league over the last 15 games.This year, the opposition's starting SFs have logged 15.7 points per game (7th-highest in the league) vs. the Washington Wizards, labeling this as a good matchup for offensive efficiency.The Lakers are expected to get a boost in plays in this contest from facing the 2nd-quickest tempo offense in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Washington Wizards).Over the last 5 games when they are at home, the opposing team's starting SFs have attempted 4.2 free throws per game (7th-highest in the league) vs. the Wizards, making it fairly effortless to get to the charity stripe.
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