Randles revival for wolves in game 3 began with Pep Talk from Edwards

Minneapolis (AP) – Julius Randle Reduced his head to go on track with a determination that was missing in the last game, and Muskled his 6-foot 9, 255 pound frame against the Slender Oklahoma City Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Before you prefer and drain a 10-foot coat.

With the leadership of Minnesota at 34 points at the end of the third quarter, the amount of the Target Center roared with an intensity from the beginning to the end on Saturday evening.

After the thunder had called timeout, Randle put his arms in the middle place and repeatedly screamed at the frenzied fans: “We are now at home!”

The Timberwolves made a lot of entrance in the final of the Western Conference, even if their victory of 143-101 In game 3 was a late arrival.

Randle's performance was the epitome of the answer.

“Heimergie got me and running today,” said Randle, who had 24 points with four rebounds, three assists and without sales on 9-to-15 shooting. “It gave me a lot of juice. I just wanted to feed on this energy. I know that our team feeds on it. I only had fun out there.”

After an average of 24 points at 52% shoot over the 11 games of these games NBA playoffs Randle disappeared for Minnesota In game 2 With six points on 2-against-11 shoots with four sales. With Oklahoma City in full control, Coach Chris Finch kept him on the bench for the entire fourth quarter.

Randle was now disappointed with the decision, but he has a too strong relationship with Finch-Aus of the 2018-19 season with New Orleans when Finch was an assistant and too much understanding of the greater picture to a negative emotion to cloud.

“Obviously I want to play as a competitor, but it's just about the team and I wanted to make sure that I was the same when it is a good day or if it is a bad day,” said Randle. “I think it is important for my teammates to see it. Sometimes as hard it is, you have to check your ego at the door.”

Finch and Randle spoke in Morning Shootaround, but there was no tension to clarify.

“I said,” Hey, man, you have had a below -average game in the playoffs. Just Night Night. We continue, “said Finch.

Of course, good advice from the head coach, but the Star player actually hit him.

Anthony Edwards, who had triggered the wolves in 30 minutes with 30 points before sitting in his hand with a good game, was the first to approach Oklahoma City on Thursday evening with an encouraging word in Randle in Oklahoma City.

“He said: 'Brother, just shake it.” And in the course of the flight I was able to start smiling and laughing while we play cards and all the stuff. So he is very mature and very in harmony with the team, and as the leader of the team you need that. “

Randle rediscovered his aggression in game 3 and his fadaway. He cut off a 16-foot and an 11-foot-early one part of a revival of the success that the wolves had in the first two rounds of the wolves in the color NBA playoffs Before he hit Thunder's league best defense in the first two games of this series.

“We just had to find a better game in ourselves,” said Finch. “We hadn't really played our best basketball, all recognition for them because we influenced it. I think we could just put everything together and we have to do it again.”