Among all players in the league, Jonas Valanciunas comes in at the 81st percentile for scoring proficiency without the home court advantage with a a stellar 53.6% rate this year.This year when they are away from home, opposing clubs have averaged 30.8% on three-pointers (lowest in the league) vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves, identifying this as a challenging matchup.When at home and squaring off against fellow starting Cs, Rudy Gobert ranks in the 100th percentile with a massive 2.7 3-pointers attempted against him per game this year.The Pelicans have played at the 7th-fastest pace in the NBA over the last 5 games as the road team.The Timberwolves have played at the 10th-most up-tempo pace in the NBA over the last 5 games in their home stadium, which should boost possessions for the New Orleans Pelicans.
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