When it comes to threes, the Trail Blazers's subpar 31.4% rate of converted threes when playing on the road settles in as the 5th-worst in the NBA this year.This year, the other team's starting SGs have totaled 1.5 three-pointers per game (lowest in the NBA) against the Suns, creating a hard matchup.The Suns have played at the 6th-least up-tempo pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 20 games, which should reduce possessions for the Portland Trail Blazers.Shaedon Sharpe is expected to suffer a drop-off in production for all stats due to playing on the visting team in this matchup.
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