Timberwolves vs Pelicans Match Player Stats | Tuesday, January 7th 2025

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Timberwolves vs Pelicans Match Player Stats | Tuesday, January 7th 2025

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Todays Tuesday, January 7th Matchup Details

Tuesday Minnesota Timberwolves at New Orleans Pelicans
Todays Game is on Tuesday, January 7th 2025
07/01/25 20:00:00 PM EST Tipoff

Key Match Player Stats to Minnesota Timberwolves at New Orleans Pelicans

Among all players in the NBA, Anthony Edwards rates in the 99th percentile for field goal attempts, averaging 20.3 per game this year.

Anthony Edwards has converted a whopping 4.2 shots from behind the three-point arc per game this season, a sizeable increase from his 2.5 mark last season.

Among all players in the NBA, Anthony Edwards ranks in the 97th percentile for playing time, putting up a colossal 36.7 minutes per game while on the road this year.

The Timberwolves check in as the 5th-most aggressive offense in the NBA as the road team this year in regard to three-point attempts.

This year, opposing starting SGs have tallied 6.1 3-point attempts per game (4th-most in the NBA) vs. the Pelicans, identifying this as a favorable matchup.

Herbert Jones has averaged 33.3 minutes per game this year, putting him among the most-used players in the NBA: 89th percentile.

The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 3rd-most up-tempo pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 5 games with the home court advantage.

The New Orleans Pelicans rank as the 3rd-best offensive rebounding offense in the league over the last 15 games when playing at home (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore create new chances for scoring and assists).

Herbert Jones has made 100.0% of his foul shots over the last 5 games, 19.5% more than he’s put through the hoop over the course of the year.

Herbert Jones stands to get a boost in production in all facets of the game on account of enjoying the home court advantage in this matchup.

Among all players in the league, Jaden McDaniels rates in the 75th percentile for playing time, totaling a colossal 29.8 minutes per game while playing on the road this year.

The Timberwolves are expected to see a rise in possessions in this contest from competing against the 3rd-fastest pace home team in the league over the last 5 games (the Pelicans).

Jaden McDaniels has made 100.0% of his foul shots over the last 5 games, 25.6% higher than he’s sunk overall this year.

Out of all players in the NBA, Dejounte Murray lands in the 77th percentile for shot attempts from beyond the arc, posting 5.1 per game this year.

Among all players in the league, Dejounte Murray slots into the 90th percentile for playing time, posting a whopping 33.7 minutes per game this year.

The matchup vs. Minnesota is a favorable one for 3-point shots; when the Minnesota Timberwolves are the visiting squad, the opposition’s starting PGs have shot for the 9th-highest 3-point rate in the NBA this year (38.3%).

Julius Randle has scored 19.6 points per game this year, putting him among the best players in the league in this category: 89th percentile.

Julius Randle has averaged 32.9 minutes per game this year, ranking among the most used players in the league: 87th percentile.

Out of all players in the league, Julius Randle places in the 94th percentile for drawing fouls, logging a massive 5.4 free throw attempts per game this year.

CJ McCollum has compiled 32.4 points per game over the last 5 games, 9.6 higher than he’s compiled overall this year.

CJ McCollum has successfully made 5.6 shots from behind the three-point arc per game over the last 5 games, 2.4 more than he’s converted from downtown overall this season.

Out of all players in the NBA, CJ McCollum places in the 91st percentile for playing time, totaling a colossal 33.8 minutes per game this year.

The matchup vs. Minnesota is a positive one for 3-point shots; when the Minnesota Timberwolves are on the road, opposing starting SGs have tallied the 4th-most shots from behind the three-point arc per game in the NBA this year (2.6).

Among all players in the NBA, Rudy Gobert places in the 88th percentile for playing time, averaging a colossal 33.2 minutes per game away from home this year.

Yves Missi has played 32.2 minutes per game over the last 10 games, 4.9 higher than he’s played in all games this season.

Out of all players in the NBA, Yves Missi registers in the 77th percentile for getting to the foul line, compiling an enormous 2.9 free throws per game when playing at home this year.

Yves Missi will likely see an increase in performance for all stats considering owning the home court advantage in this matchup.

Dejounte Murray has attempted 3.2 free throws per game this year, ranking in the 82nd percentile out of all players in the NBA.

Dejounte Murray will possess the home court advantage in this game. Playing at home generally boosts player production in all facets of the game.

Out of all players in the league, Naz Reid registers in the 75th percentile for shot attempts from beyond the arc, posting 4.9 per game this year.

Naz Reid has attempted 3.0 free throws per game over the last 5 games, 1.1 more than he’s attempted overall this year.

Negative Match Player Stats Trends that should impact Minnesota Timberwolves at New Orleans Pelicans

The 2nd-least up-tempo tempo offense in the league over the last 25 games has been the Timberwolves.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been the 6th-worst offensive rebounding offense in the NBA away from home this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them may therefore reduce additional chances for scoring and assists).

The matchup vs. New Orleans is a difficult one for getting to the free-throw line; the other team’s starting SGs have attempted a measly 1.0 free throws per game this year when the Pelicans are at home (least in the NBA).

Anthony Edwards stands to suffer a reduction in output in all stat categories due to playing on the visting team in this matchup.

Herbert Jones has sunk just 26.8% of his attempts from beyond the arc this season, significantly lower than his 39.6 mark last season.

Among all players in the league, Herbert Jones rates in the 99th percentile for personal fouls, totaling a massive 3.3 fouls per game this year.

With respect to scoring, the New Orleans Pelicans’s lackluster 107.5 points per game measures as the 5th-weakest in the league this year.

This year, the opposition’s starting SFs have averaged 40.6% on field goals (3rd-weakest in the NBA) against the Minnesota Timberwolves, labeling this as a hard matchup.

The Pelicans are expected to suffer a reduction in possessions in this contest from being pitted against the 2nd-most sluggish pace-of-play team in the NBA over the last 25 games (the Minnesota Timberwolves).

Out of all players in the league, Jaden McDaniels slots into the 97th percentile for personal fouls, averaging a whopping 2.9 fouls per game this year.

This year, the opposition’s starting SFs have tallied 9.1 field goal attempts per game (lowest in the NBA) against the Pelicans, creating a difficult matchup.

Over the last 20 games, the opposition’s starting SFs have attempted 2.1 free throws per game (2nd-fewest in the NBA) against the Pelicans, finding it difficult to draw fouls.

Dejounte Murray has converted a lowly 25.4% of his 3-pointers this season, quite a bit lower than his 34.6 mark last season.

Dejounte Murray has been called for 2.3 personal fouls per game this year, placing him among the most foul-prone players in the NBA (78th percentile).

When it comes to threes, the Pelicans’s unimpressive 11.6 drained threes per game places 3rd-weakest in the league this year.

Julius Randle has failed to make 3.8 3-point attempts per game over the last 5 games, 0.7 higher than he’s missed from downtown in all games this season.

The matchup against New Orleans is a challenging one for shots from behind the three-point arc; when the Pelicans have the home court advantage, the opposing team’s starting PFs have averaged the 5th-least three attempts per game in the league this year (3.4).

Julius Randle will not have the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing on the road tends to lower stat production for all stats.

Julius Randle has committed 2.3 personal fouls per game on the road this year, ranking him in the 78th percentile — among the league’s highest-fouling.

Over the last 20 games, the other team’s starting SGs have attempted 2.2 free throws per game (2nd-lowest in the NBA) against the Minnesota Timberwolves, struggling to get to the free-throw line.

Rudy Gobert has successfully made 0.0% of his attempts from beyond the arc since the start of last season, placing him in the 5th percentile among all players in the NBA.

Among all players in the NBA, Rudy Gobert lands in the 7th percentile for shot attempts from downtown away from his home court, averaging 0.0 per game this year.

Among all players in the league, Rudy Gobert comes in at the 87th percentile for personal fouls, posting a monstrous 2.6 fouls per game when playing away from home this year.

The matchup vs. Yves Missi is a tough one for treys; when Missi is at home and facing fellow starting Cs this year, they have averaged a mere 0.7 treys per game (4th percentile).

The matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves is a difficult one for 3-pointers; opposing starting SFs have averaged the 9th-least treys per game in the league over the last 10 games (1.3).

Among all players in the league, Yves Missi places in the 7th percentile for three-point proficiency while playing at home with a feeble 0.0% rate this year.

Yves Missi has attempted 0.1 three-pointers per game playing at home this year, ranking in the 7th percentile among all players in the NBA.

The faceoff with Rudy Gobert ranks in the 11th percentile with rival starting Cs draining a mere 19.9% of their three-pointers this year when they have the home court advantage.

Dejounte Murray has made just 37.1% of his shots from the field this year, a sizeable decrease from his 45.8 mark last year.

The matchup vs. the Timberwolves is a difficult one for scoring; the opposing team’s starting PGs have put up the lowest FG% in the NBA this year (39.8%).

This year when they are the visiting team, the other team’s starting SFs have tallied 1.5 threes per game (10th-fewest in the league) against the New Orleans Pelicans, creating a difficult matchup.

Jaden McDaniels stands to suffer a drop-off in effectiveness for all stats on account of playing on the visting team in this game.

Among all players in the league, Naz Reid registers in the 87th percentile for personal fouls, putting up a monstrous 2.5 fouls per game this year.

Naz Reid will not enjoy the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing while traveling tends to reduce player production across the board.

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