Jaden McDaniels has been called for 2.5 personal fouls per game playing at home this year, placing him in the 87th percentile -- among the NBA's most foul-prone.The matchup vs. Portland is a hard one; when the Portland Trail Blazers are the visiting team, they have allowed the 2nd-least points per game in the league to opposing starting SFs this year (12.1).The Minnesota Timberwolves have played at the 4th-most lethargic tempo in the NBA over the last 25 games.The Portland Trail Blazers have played at the 2nd-least up-tempo pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 5 games while traveling, which ought to lead to fewer plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves.As a team, the Timberwolves have been poor at getting to the foul line when playing at home: 8th-worst in the NBA this year, totaling a lowly 21.1 free throw attempts per game.
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