Utah @ New York picks

The Knicks have played at the 4th-slowest pace-of-play in the NBA this year.

Out of all players in the NBA, Karl-Anthony Towns rates in the 100th percentile for personal fouls, tallying a whopping 3.6 fouls per game this year. The Knicks have played at the 4th-slowest pace-of-play in the NBA this year. As it relates to drawing fouls, the Knicks's unimpressive 20.8 free throws per game settles in as the 7th-worst in the league this year. The matchup vs. Walker Kessler is a hard one for getting to the charity stripe; when Kessler is on the visiting team and squaring off against opposing starting Cs this year, they have attempted a mere 2.4 free throws per game (21st percentile).

The matchup against the Utah Jazz is a tough one for threes; the opposition's starting PGs have compiled the lowest 3-point percentage in the NBA this year (26.5%). The Knicks have played at the 4th-slowest pace-of-play in the NBA this year. As it relates to drawing fouls, the Knicks's unimpressive 20.8 free throws per game settles in as the 7th-worst in the league this year. This year when they are playing at home, the other team's starting PGs have attempted 2.4 free throws per game (4th-fewest in the NBA) vs. the Utah Jazz, struggling to get to the foul line.

The Knicks have played at the 4th-slowest pace-of-play in the NBA this year.

Among all players in the league, Walker Kessler comes in at the 99th percentile for 3-point prowess with an excellent 50.0% rate this year. The Jazz have played at the 6th-quickest pace in the NBA over the last 10 games as the visting team. The Jazz have been the 7th-best offensive rebounding offense in the NBA over the last 5 games while on the road (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore provide new opportunities for scoring and assists).