Out of all players in the NBA, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander registers in the 79th percentile for personal fouls, totaling an enormous 2.3 fouls per game this year.This year when they are the visiting squad, opposing starting PGs have averaged 1.1 3-pointers per game (fewest in the NBA) against the Utah Jazz, marking this as a hard matchup.The 6th-most sluggish pace-of-play road team in the NBA over the last 5 games has been the Thunder.The Jazz have played at the 9th-most lethargic pace-of-play in the league over the last 20 games with the home court advantage, which should reduce possessions for the Oklahoma City Thunder.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will not enjoy the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing on the road tends to reduce player production in all facets of the game.
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