Lauri Markkanen has averaged a mere 19.1 points per game this year, quite a bit less than his 23.2 points per game last year.The Jazz rank as the 9th-lowest scoring offense in the league this year in terms of field goals.This year, the other team's starting PFs have registered 14.5 points per game (lowest in the NBA) against the Minnesota Timberwolves, identifying this as a difficult matchup for offensive production.The Jazz are expected to suffer a drop-off in opportunities in this contest from being pitted against the 7th-least up-tempo pace-of-play home offense in the NBA over the last 25 games (the Timberwolves).This year when they are the visiting squad, the opposition's starting PFs have attempted 3.1 free throws per game (9th-lowest in the league) against the Timberwolves, struggling to get to the charity stripe.
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