Relative to last season's 37.4% clip, Nickeil Alexander-Walker's 3-point performance has spiked this season to 39.8%.Nickeil Alexander-Walker has attempted 4.2 three-point shots per game this year, significantly more than his 2.9 mark last year.Nickeil Alexander-Walker has played 28.6 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 5.3 more than he's played in all games this season.In terms of threes, the Timberwolves's excellent 37.1% rate of drained threes as the road team places 9th-strongest in the league over the last 20 games.The matchup vs. New Orleans is a positive one for 3-point attempts; when the Pelicans are the visiting squad, opposing starting SGs have totaled the 29th-most 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (6.3).
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