Jusuf Nurkic has sunk 60.0% of his shots from downtown over the last 5 games on the road, 22.0% higher than he's made from beyond the arc in all games this season away from home.The Portland Trail Blazers rank as the 5th-most efficient 3-point shooting team in the league away from home this year.The Trail Blazers have played at the 5th-quickest pace-of-play in the NBA this year, which should raise possessions for the Timberwolves.The matchup vs. the Timberwolves is a good one for threes; the opposition's starting Cs have compiled the highest 3-point rate in the NBA since the start of last season (37.6%).
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