Minnesota @ LA picks

The LA Clippers have been the 9th-lowest scoring offense in the league this year. This year, the opposition's starting PGs have shot 39.8% on field goal attempts (worst in the league) against the Timberwolves, labeling this as a hard matchup. The 5th-slowest tempo home offense in the NBA this year has been the Clippers. The LA Clippers will likely suffer a drop-off in opportunities in this game from being pitted against the 3rd-most lethargic pace team in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Minnesota Timberwolves). Over the last 15 games, the opposing team's starting PGs have attempted 3.3 foul shots per game (5th-lowest in the NBA) against the Minnesota Timberwolves, facing an uphill battle to get to the free-throw line.

With respect to three-point attempts, the 4th-least aggressive offense in the NBA over the last 5 games has been the LA Clippers. The 5th-slowest tempo home offense in the NBA this year has been the Clippers. The LA Clippers will likely suffer a drop-off in opportunities in this game from being pitted against the 3rd-most lethargic pace team in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Minnesota Timberwolves).

Out of all players in the league, Rudy Gobert lands in the 94th percentile for shooting ability away from home with an impressive 64.4% rate this year. Out of all players in the NBA, Rudy Gobert lands in the 89th percentile for playing time, tallying a whopping 33.7 minutes per game away from home this year. When it comes to offense, the Minnesota Timberwolves's outstanding 113.5 points per game while playing away from home comes in as the 9th-highest in the NBA over the last 6 games. The number of three-pointers attempted against Ivica Zubac has been remarkably high (3.3 per game) when facing opposing starting Cs this year (96th percentile).