BREAKING THROUGH
Wolves guard Zach LaVine's game took a big jump after the All-Star Game break last season, when the Wolves stopped having him play point guard and installed him as the starting shooting guard. Here are his stats pre- and post-break:
PreStatisticPost
54Games28
6Starts27
24:20Minutes per game34:57
4.8Field goals per game6.1
11.1Field goal attempts per game12.5
43.4Field goal percentage48.0
1.1Three-pointers per game2.4
3.1Three-point attempts per game5.4
34.5Three-point percentage43.7
12.8Points per game16.4
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