Compared to last year's 24.0 clip, Julius Randle's points per game have tailed off this year to 18.9.Julius Randle has missed 4.2 attempts from downtown per game over the last 5 games at home, 0.7 more than he's missed over the course of the season on his home court.The matchup against Orlando is a difficult one; when the Orlando Magic are on the road, they have allowed the least points per game in the NBA to the opposing team's starting PFs over the last 10 games (15.1).The Minnesota Timberwolves have played at the 6th-slowest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 20 games while at home.The Timberwolves will likely suffer a reduction in plays in this contest from squaring off against the most sluggish pace road team in the league this year (the Orlando Magic).
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