Among all players in the NBA, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander rates in the 85th percentile for personal fouls, tallying a whopping 2.4 fouls per game playing at home this year.The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 6th-most sluggish pace-of-play in the league over the last 20 games while traveling, which ought to lead to fewer plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder.Offensive rebounds continue possession and generate bonus opportunities for scoring and assists, but the Thunder rank 2ndworst in in the league with just 8.8 offensive rebounds per game this year.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has converted just 7.5 foul shots per game this season, a sizeable decrease from his 9.8 rate last season.The matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans may be a hard one for getting to the foul line; opposing starting SGs have attempted a lowly 1.2 foul shots per game over the last 15 games (least in the league).
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