The Minnesota Timberwolves did find a fraction of satisfaction in their Game 2 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Anthony Edwards bounced back from his slump and torched the Thunder’s high-pressure defense for 32 points. However, the same dilemma played out. While Edwards popped off, the Thunder hounded Julius Randle following his sublime performance in Game 1. The former Knicks forward was held to his lowest scoring playoff game this season.
Randle was practically rendered obsolete tonight by the Thunder’s rabid defense. The former All-Star scored just 6 points, shooting a measly 18.2% from the field. It was demoralizing for the Timberwolves, who were able to compete unlike their Game 1 struggles. But with the Randle threat taken away, they didn’t have enough to counter OKC’s fluent offense.
His performance was frustrating to himself. After being a flaming force for the Wolves, Randle is arguably aware that his struggles cost the Timberwolves. So, how does he react? It seems Randle is itching to make things right.
His teammate Nickeil Alexander-Walker assured the reporters of his mindset. “I know he is going to come in and work. As a competitor, his blood is boiling. He is going to come back next game ready to go. We’re going to be at home and having the comfort of sleeping in our own beds and having the opportunity to play in front of our home crowd,” he said about Randle’s reaction.
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