“Individual, I have to play better. I can’t finish a match with only three rebounds. ” This is what Julius Randle After the Game 1 lost against the Warriors, and the interior held a promise in the second round with a full match at 24 points, 11 assists and 7 rebounds.
Since his arrival in the NBA, we praise his ability to play in “POINTE PARAWARD” and to create on the transition game, and that night, he served his teammates perfectly.
“This is something I noticed while watching the videos. I had done good readings in the last game, but we were not at rhythm ” he explains about his total passes. “Today, we were a little more. Sometimes, during the previous match, I may have sought too much to make the pass when I could have taken my shots. I tried to find a better balance. But all the merit comes back to my teammates, they put their shots, were well placed – as in Game 1 – except that this time we put them. »»
A match “at the Kevin Garnett”
The performance of Julius Randle is also rare in the history of Wolves, since he is only the 5th player to finish a game in playoffs with at least 20 points and 10 assists, and he is only the 3rd player to finish with such total and 5 assists. The other two are Kevin Garnett and Terrell Brandon, and it was over 20 years ago!
“It’s a great statistics, and I’m in good company. But you have to win the series. The stats are good, but we are here to take out the dups ” he replied.
Opposed to Draymond Green, Julius Randle took over by reading the game, but also his power and his technique. As on this And-1 in the first half where he embraces his opponent on a feint to go and score with the fault despite Buddy Hield came to the aid.
“I have a lot of respect for Draymond, for what he has accomplished. Personally, I never had any concern with him. There has always been mutual respect between us ” he specifies first. “You have to make it work on both sides of the field. He is a very good passer and creator in attack, so you have to make him work. And in defense, it is everywhere. It must be involved on several actions, run, go to the rebound … anything that can make him spend energy. Like all great players. »»
Upon arrival, Julius Randle’s sap work paid, and to conclude his performance, he offered himself a big two -handed dunk after playing the carrot. A bit the symbol of the overwhelming victory of the Wolves.
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