Among all players in the league, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander places in the 78th percentile for personal fouls, putting up a massive 2.2 fouls per game this year.This year, opposing starting PGs have shot 39.8% on shot attempts from the field (lowest in the league) vs. the Timberwolves, creating a challenging matchup.The 7th-most sluggish pace-of-play away offense in the league over the last 5 games has been the Oklahoma City Thunder.The Thunder are expected to suffer a reduction in possessions in this contest from facing the 5th-slowest pace-of-play home team in the league over the last 20 games (the Minnesota Timberwolves).With respect to getting to the free-throw line, the Thunder's feeble 19.7 foul shots per game settles in as the 2nd-worst in the NBA this year.
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