In contrast to last year's 7.8 mark, Tim Hardaway Jr.'s shot attempts from downtown have surged this year to 8.9 per game.Tim Hardaway Jr. has averaged 35.4 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 5.7 higher than he's averaged overall this season.Over the last 15 games, the other team has shot 30.8% on three-pointers (worst in the NBA) against the Celtics, designating this as a difficult matchup.The Dallas Mavericks have played at the 7th-fastest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 15 games.The Celtics have played at the 4th-speediest pace in the NBA over the last 5 games away from their home stadium, which should lead to increased plays for the Dallas Mavericks.
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