Stephon Castle has averaged 3.4 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games, 1.4 higher than he's averaged in all games this season.The matchup against Los Angeles is a challenging one for scoring; when the Los Angeles Lakers are playing at home, the opposition's starting SGs have put up the 3rd-lowest FG% in the NBA this year (37.1%).The Lakers have played at the 3rd-most sluggish pace-of-play in the league over the last 20 games, which should lead to fewer possessions for the Spurs.As a team, the Spurs have been poor at getting to the free-throw line when playing on the road: 4th-worst in the league this year, drawing a lowly 20.2 free throws per game.Stephon Castle will not hold the home court advantage in this game. Playing on the road generally decreases player production in all facets of the game.
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