Timberwolves vs Suns Match Player Stats | Wednesday, January 29th 2025

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Timberwolves vs Suns Match Player Stats | Wednesday, January 29th 2025

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Todays Wednesday, January 29th Matchup Details

Wednesday Minnesota Timberwolves at Phoenix Suns
Todays Game is on Wednesday, January 29th 2025
29/01/25 21:00:00 PM EST Tipoff

Key Match Player Stats to Minnesota Timberwolves at Phoenix Suns

Jaden McDaniels has successfully made 56.4% of his field goals over the last 5 games, 10.6% higher than he’s put through the hoop over the course of the season.

Jaden McDaniels has tallied 37.0 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 6.0 higher than he’s tallied overall this season.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been the 4th-highest scoring offense in the NBA while playing away from home this year when it comes to treys.

The matchup against Phoenix is a positive one for threes; when the Phoenix Suns are playing at home, the opposing team’s starting SFs have totaled the 10th-most shots from downtown per game in the league this year (1.9).

Jaden McDaniels has made 95.0% of his foul shots over the last 15 games on the road, 7.5% more than he’s put through the hoop over the course of the year when playing away from home.

Out of all players in the NBA, Julius Randle ranks in the 88th percentile for playing time, tallying an enormous 33.0 minutes per game this year.

Among all players in the NBA, Mike Conley places in the 76th percentile for three-point proficiency away from home with an excellent 38.7% rate this year.

Over the last 5 games, opposing starting PGs have tallied 8.4 3-point attempts per game (2nd-highest in the NBA) vs. the Suns, labeling this as a strong matchup.

Anthony Edwards has attempted 20.3 shots per game this year, putting him in the 99th percentile among all players in the NBA.

Anthony Edwards has made a terrific 4.1 shots from behind the three-point arc per game this year, a sizeable increase from his 2.5 rate last year.

Among all players in the league, Anthony Edwards measures in the 97th percentile for playing time, posting a colossal 36.8 minutes per game when playing on the road this year.

Anthony Edwards has attempted 9.4 foul shots per game over the last 5 games without the home court advantage, 4.4 more than he’s attempted in all games this season on the road.

Julius Randle has sunk just 4.2 free throws per game this year, quite a bit lower than his 5.1 mark last year.

The matchup vs. Phoenix may be a positive one for getting to the charity stripe; the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted a colossal 4.3 foul shots per game over the last 10 games when the Suns are on their home court (2nd-most in the NBA).

The matchup vs. the Suns is a good one; they have given up the most points per game in the league to the other team’s starting PGs over the last 5 games (29.2).

Mike Conley has successfully made 100.0% of his free throws over the last 5 games, 11.5% higher than he’s converted overall this season.

Over the last 5 games, the opposition’s starting PGs have attempted 5.4 free throws per game (6th-highest in the NBA) vs. the Phoenix Suns, easily managing to get to the foul line.

Naz Reid has made 61.6% of his attempts from downtown over the last 10 games, 22.3% higher than he’s made in all games this season.

Naz Reid has converted 100.0% of his free throws over the last 5 games, 20.4% higher than he’s sunk over the course of the season.

Rudy Gobert has converted 76.3% of his field goals over the last 10 games, 10.2% more than he’s converted over the course of the year.

Rudy Gobert has averaged 32.8 minutes per game away from his home court this year, placing him in the 88th percentile — seeing the court more than most players in the league.

The matchup vs. Nick Richards is a favorable one for shots from the field; when Richards is playing at home fellow starting Cs since the start of last season, they have converted an enormous 6.8 baskets per game (100th percentile).

Rudy Gobert has attempted 5.2 free throws per game over the last 5 games, 1.7 higher than he’s attempted over the course of the year.

Negative Match Player Stats Trends that should impact Minnesota Timberwolves at Phoenix Suns

Among all players in the NBA, Jaden McDaniels ranks in the 97th percentile for personal fouls, totaling a whopping 2.9 fouls per game this year.

The Timberwolves have played at the 3rd-most sluggish pace in the NBA over the last 20 games.

The Minnesota Timberwolves will likely suffer a reduction in possessions in this game from sharing the court with the 3rd-most sluggish tempo home team in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Suns).

The Minnesota Timberwolves check in as the 9th-worst offensive rebounding offense in the league as the road team this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them can therefore eliminate extra chances for scoring and assists).

The matchup vs. the Phoenix Suns may be a challenging one for drawing fouls; the opposition’s starting SFs have attempted a mere 1.6 foul shots per game over the last 10 games (4th-least in the NBA).

Julius Randle has missed 4.4 3-point attempts per game over the last 5 games, 1.3 more than he’s missed from beyond the arc overall this year.

Julius Randle has committed 2.5 personal fouls per game while on the road this year, putting him in the 87th percentile — among the NBA’s highest-fouling.

The matchup against the Suns is a hard one for three-pointers; opposing starting PFs have compiled the 3rd-lowest 3-point rate in the NBA this year (29.1%).

Mike Conley will not enjoy the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing on the road usually reduces player production in all facets of the game.

This year, opposing starting SGs have totaled 1.5 three-pointers per game (fewest in the NBA) against the Suns, designating this as a difficult matchup.

Anthony Edwards will not hold the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing away from your home city generally reduces player performance across the board.

Julius Randle has logged a measly 18.9 points per game this season, significantly lower than his 24.0 points per game last season.

Relative to last year’s 44.7% rate, Mike Conley’s scoring efficiency has decreased this year to 36.2%.

Naz Reid has been called for 2.4 personal fouls per game this year, ranking him as one of the most foul-prone players in the NBA (83rd percentile).

Naz Reid ought to suffer a drop-off in effectiveness in all facets of the game considering being on the road in this contest.

Rudy Gobert has made 0.0% of his shots from behind the three-point arc since the start of last season, putting him in the 5th percentile out of all players in the NBA.

The number of fouls drawn by fellow starting Cs vs. Nick Richards has been remarkably low since the start of last season (2.0 free throws per game when they have the home court advantage: 7th percentile).

Jaden McDaniels has missed 3.6 three-pointers per game over the last 5 games on the road, 0.8 higher than he’s missed over the course of the season when playing away from home.

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