Relative to last season's 42.7% rate, Nickeil Alexander-Walker's field goal effectiveness has fallen this season to 26.4%.Nickeil Alexander-Walker has been called for 0.2 technical fouls per game over the last 13 games away from his home court, 0.2 more than he's been called for in all games this year on the road.The Timberwolves are expected to suffer a drop-off in plays in this game from squaring off against the 5th-most lethargic pace-of-play road offense in the NBA this year (the Philadelphia 76ers).Offensive rebounds continue possession and bring about bonus opportunities for scoring and assists, but the Timberwolves rank 1stworst in in the league with just 7.5 offensive boards per game this year.Nickeil Alexander-Walker has converted just 0.0% of his foul shot attempts this year, a significant dropoff from his 29.2 rate last year.
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