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With respect to shooting, the Timberwolves's outstanding 126.9 points per game without the home court advantage places strongest in the league over the last 10 games.The matchup against Atlanta is a positive one for field goal attempts; when the Hawks are at home, the other team's starting SGs have tallied the 9th-most shot attempts per game in the NBA this year (13.6).The 4th-quickest pace-of-play visiting team in the league over the last 5 games has been the Minnesota Timberwolves.The Minnesota Timberwolves will likely see a spike in possessions in this game from squaring off against the fastest tempo offense in the league over the last 15 games (the Atlanta Hawks).The matchup against Atlanta may be a positive one for getting to the free-throw line; opposing starting SGs have attempted a colossal 4.8 foul shots per game over the last 5 games when the Atlanta Hawks have the home court advantage (3rd-most in the league).
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