This year, the opposition's starting PFs have shot 29.6% on threes (4th-weakest in the NBA) vs. the Trail Blazers, labeling this as a tough matchup.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.The matchup against Portland may be a tough one for getting to the free-throw line; the opposition's starting PFs have attempted a lowly 2.5 foul shots per game over the last 10 games when the Trail Blazers are the visiting team (2nd-least in the league).
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