Nickeil Alexander-Walker has sunk 45.8% of his shots from behind the three-point arc over the last 10 games, 9.1% more than he's made from three overall this year.Relative to last season's 16.5 mark, Nickeil Alexander-Walker's playing time has spiked this season to 23.1 minutes per game.With respect to threes, the Timberwolves's excellent 40.5% rate of made threes comes in as the best in the NBA over the last 25 games.This year when they are playing at home, opposing teams have averaged 34.0% on three-pointers (weakest in the NBA) vs. the Portland Trail Blazers, marking this as a challenging matchup.Nickeil Alexander-Walker ought to get a boost in performance in all facets of the game considering possessing the home court advantage in this game.
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