Trae Young has attempted a lowly 6.3 shots from behind the three-point arc per game this season, a significant dropoff from his 8.0 rate last season.The Bulls have played at the 3rd-most sluggish pace-of-play in the league over the last 20 games, which should decrease possessions for the Hawks.With the home court advantage, the Bulls have allowed the 5th-most offensive rebounds per game (12.0) in the NBA to opposing teams over the last 5 games (offensive rebounds maintain possession and may therefore create additional chances for scoring and assists).As a team, the Atlanta Hawks have been bad at getting to the free throw line: 9th-worst in the NBA this year, totaling a lowly 22.4 foul shots per game.The matchup against the Bulls is a hard one for drawing fouls; the opposing team's starting PGs have attempted a lowly 3.4 free throws per game this year (12th-least in the league).
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