Timberwolves vs Magic Match Player Stats | Thursday, January 9th 2025

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Timberwolves vs Magic Match Player Stats | Thursday, January 9th 2025

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Todays Thursday, January 9th Matchup Details

Thursday Minnesota Timberwolves at Orlando Magic
Todays Game is on Thursday, January 9th 2025
09/01/25 19:00:00 PM EST Tipoff

Key Match Player Stats to Minnesota Timberwolves at Orlando Magic

Out of all players in the league, Rudy Gobert lands in the 88th percentile for playing time, totaling an enormous 33.3 minutes per game when playing away from home this year.

The Minnesota Timberwolves check in as the 9th-best offensive rebounding offense in the league over the last 10 games (offensive rebounds maintain possession and may therefore create new opportunities for scoring and assists).

The matchup against Goga Bitadze is a strong one for drawing fouls; when matched up against fellow starting Cs this year, they have attempted a monstrous 3.7 foul shots per game (100th percentile).

Jaden McDaniels has converted 47.3% of his 3-pointers over the last 5 games, 11.8% more than he’s made from beyond the arc overall this year.

Among all players in the league, Jaden McDaniels lands in the 76th percentile for playing time, compiling a monstrous 29.9 minutes per game on the road this year.

The matchup vs. the Magic is a favorable one for threes; the opposing team’s starting SFs have averaged the 8th-most threes per game in the league this year (1.9).

Donte DiVincenzo has sunk 3.0 shots from behind the three-point arc per game over the last 10 games, 0.7 higher than he’s converted from 3-point range overall this season.

This year when they are on the road, opposing starting PGs have shot 42.3% on three-pointers (6th-highest in the NBA) vs. the Orlando Magic, designating this as a favorable matchup.

Donte DiVincenzo has converted 100.0% of his free throws over the last 5 games, 12.5% more than he’s put through the net overall this year.

Anthony Edwards has sunk a whopping 4.3 shots from behind the three-point arc per game this year, a significant increase from his 2.5 mark last year.

Anthony Edwards has played 36.7 minutes per game on the road this year, ranking him in the 97th percentile — putting him among the most-used players in the NBA.

Naz Reid has converted 6.0 field goals per game over the last 10 games, 1.3 higher than he’s put through the hoop over the course of the season.

Among all players in the league, Naz Reid measures in the 76th percentile for three-point attempts, totaling 4.9 per game this year.

Out of all players in the NBA, Julius Randle places in the 87th percentile for playing time, logging a colossal 33.0 minutes per game this year.

Paolo Banchero has scored 21.9 points per game while on his home court since the start of last season, ranking him in the 93rd percentile — among the NBA’s best by this metric.

Paolo Banchero has been on the court for 34.6 minutes per game on his home court since the start of last season, ranking in the 94th percentile — putting him among the most-used players in the league.

The Magic check in as the 8th-best offensive rebounding offense in the league over the last 5 games (offensive rebounds maintain possession and may therefore lead to added chances for scoring and assists).

Paolo Banchero has attempted 6.1 free throws per game while on his home court since the start of last season, putting him in the 96th percentile among all players in the league.

The matchup against Minnesota may be a strong one for drawing fouls; the other team’s starting PFs have attempted a whopping 6.0 free throws per game over the last 5 games when the Timberwolves are the visiting team (6th-most in the NBA).

Paolo Banchero is expected to get a boost in effectiveness for all stats as a result of controlling the home court advantage in this matchup.

Jaden McDaniels has successfully made 100.0% of his free throws over the last 5 games, 25.6% higher than he’s put through the hoop overall this season.

Anthony Edwards has logged 31.4 points per game over the last 5 games, 5.6 higher than he’s logged in all games this year.

The matchup against the Orlando Magic is a positive one for shot attempts from the field; the opposing team’s starting SGs have averaged the most shot attempts per game in the NBA this year (14.8).

Julius Randle has registered 19.5 points per game this year, placing him among the best players in the NBA by this metric: 88th percentile.

The matchup against Orlando is a strong one for scoring; when the Orlando Magic are on their home court, the opposing team’s starting PFs have shot for the 10th-highest Field Goal% in the league this year (49.9%).

Julius Randle has attempted 5.4 free throws per game this year, placing him in the 94th percentile out of all players in the league.

Negative Match Player Stats Trends that should impact Minnesota Timberwolves at Orlando Magic

Out of all players in the league, Rudy Gobert ranks in the 5th percentile for three-point efficiency with a feeble 0.0% rate since the start of last season.

Among all players in the league, Rudy Gobert places in the 7th percentile for three-point attempts without the home court advantage, posting 0.0 per game this year.

Out of all players in the league, Rudy Gobert registers in the 89th percentile for personal fouls, registering a whopping 2.6 fouls per game without the home court advantage this year.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been the 4th-lowest scoring offense in the NBA over the last 25 games.

The faceoff with Goga Bitadze ranks in the 3rd percentile for difficulty with the opposition’s starting Cs draining a mere 4.0 field goals per game this year when they are playing on the road.

Among all players in the league, Jaden McDaniels registers in the 96th percentile for personal fouls, compiling a whopping 2.9 fouls per game this year.

The 3rd-most lethargic pace-of-play team in the league over the last 25 games has been the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves are expected to experience a decrease in plays today from facing the least up-tempo tempo offense in the NBA this year (the Orlando Magic).

Jaden McDaniels will likely see a decline in output for all stats on account of playing away from home in this contest.

This year, the opposing team’s starting PGs have attempted 3.3 free throws per game (5th-fewest in the league) vs. the Orlando Magic, struggling to draw fouls.

Donte DiVincenzo ought to suffer a reduction in efficiency for all stats due to playing on the visting team in this contest.

The matchup against Orlando is a difficult one for 3-point attempts; when the Magic are at home, the opposition’s starting SGs have totaled the 7th-least three attempts per game in the league this year (5.2).

Anthony Edwards will not enjoy the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing while traveling generally reduces player production across the board.

Naz Reid has committed 2.5 personal fouls per game while on the road this year, ranking in the 85th percentile — among the NBA’s highest-fouling.

Naz Reid is expected to see a decline in effectiveness for all stats in light of being on the road in this matchup.

Julius Randle has tallied 2.4 personal fouls per game away from his home court this year, ranking him in the 81st percentile — among the NBA’s most-whistled.

The matchup against the Orlando Magic is a challenging one for shot attempts from beyond the arc; the other team’s starting PFs have tallied the least three attempts per game in the NBA over the last 25 games (4.1).

Julius Randle will not enjoy the home court advantage in this game. Playing while traveling usually worsens stat production across the board.

Out of all players in the league, Paolo Banchero lands in the 76th percentile (high is bad, in this case) for unsuccessful 3-point shots at home, totaling a monstrous 3.0 per game since the start of last season.

The Orlando Magic check in as the lowest scoring offense in the league this year.

The matchup vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves is a difficult one; they have given up the least points per game in the league to the other team’s starting PFs this year (14.5).

The Magic have played at the most lethargic pace-of-play in the league this year.

The Orlando Magic will likely see a decline in possessions in this contest from sharing the court with the 3rd-least up-tempo pace-of-play team in the league over the last 25 games (the Minnesota Timberwolves).

In regard to shots from behind the three-point arc, the Orlando Magic’s poor 30.9% rate of sunk threes rates worst in the league this year.

The matchup vs. the Timberwolves is a difficult one for 3-point attempts; the other team’s starting PFs have totaled the 3rd-least 3-point attempts per game in the league this year (3.6).

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