Compared to Garnett! How strong is Randle in this playoffs?

G2 in the second round, the Timberwolves defeated the Warriors 117-93 at home.

Objectively speaking, without Curry, the Warriors G2 had already expected to be setbacks, but the Timberwolves were beaten 13-0 at the beginning, and they only scored 20 points in half of the second quarter, and were still behind by 20 points. They were still a little surprised.

In the third quarter, the Warriors once grabbed the score difference to only 7 points. However, after the timeout, the Timberwolves immediately played 11-0 and opened the score again. Since then, the Warriors have never approached again and finally swallowed a 24-point defeat.

Let's talk about the Warriors first. It's really not possible without Curry, especially the offense.

In the first half, Cole tried 14-man rotation, but never found an effective lineup. The constipation offense lasted almost the entire game, with 66 points in three quarters and 93 points in the game being the lowest score in the Warriors this year's playoffs.

Without Curry's restraint, Butler played very uncomfortable in this game. In other words, Butler's desire to attack in this game was not strong, and even Conley could not play, and he could not make any damage to the inside, and only scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

A little surprised was that Kumingga and Davis

made 26 minutes of substitute, shot 8 of 11 shots, scored 18 points and 5 rebounds. It should be the best game Kumingga played in the playoffs this year.

Davis also played for 19 minutes, made 6 of 6 shots, scored 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block and 1 steal. He and Kumingga should get more opportunities in the next series.

For the Warriors, the bad news is that Curry will continue to be absent next, and there is a high probability that G5 will not be able to come back before. How to keep the team's offense active will be a big problem - in extreme situations, can Butler still start the "Gundam mode" in the 23rd playoffs? Judging from this game and his age, it's a bit difficult.

Let's talk about the Timberwolves, this attack finally became awesome.

Previously, G5 played against the Lakers in the first round and G1 played against the Warriors in the second round. The Timberwolves made a total of 12 of 76 three-pointers in two games, with a shooting percentage of only 15.8%, which was one level worse than the Celtics who made 25 of 100 three-pointers in the next two games.

But in this game, the Timberwolves made 16 of 37 shots outside the three-point line, with a shooting percentage of 43.2%. The substitutes Reed, Divinchenzo and Alexander Walker made 10 three-pointers, which was more than the Warriors' team (9 of 32 shots).

In the offensive trio of the starting core:

—Edwards, 6 of 13 shots, scored 20 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists,

—Randall, 10 of 17 shots, scored 24 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists,

—McDaniels, 7 of 10 shots, scored 16 points, 3 steals, and 3 blocks, Edwards was strong. When he was injured in his ankle in the second quarter and had to leave the court for a break, he returned to the court in the third quarter. Although he only scored 20 points, his plus-negative value was the highest +21 in the team, which also proves how strong Edwards' role is.

Edwards' ability to playoff tough games has never been worrying about. After all, he proved that he was a big player in the second grade. However, in this game, and even this year's playoffs, the Timberwolves had a very surprising player - Randle.

When Edwards was injured and played for only 2 minutes in the second quarter and did not score a single point, Randall scored 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter, helping the Timberwolves continue their firepower.

Randall was still in the third quarter, giving away 6 assists in a single quarter. In this quarter, he scored or assisted 20 of the team's 36 points. He was the absolute hero who opened the gap again after the Timberwolves was chased to 7 points.

There is also a little poor data from his ancestors: Randle scored 24 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists in this game. The last Timberwolves player who was 20+5+10 in a single game in the playoffs was Garnett in 2004.

Randall has been playing for the playoffs this year: he averaged 22.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game in 7 games. The shooting percentages of the three events are 48.6%/34.3%/88.6%, and the real shooting percentage is 61.3%. What is the general concept of

? Among the players who have not been eliminated in the playoffs so far, only two of them can average 20+5+5 per game while maintaining a true shooting percentage of 60%. One is Curry, and the other is Randle - two MVP candidates such as Jokic and Alexander have not achieved it.

This is Randle's third playoff in 11 years. The previous two times were in New York:

-2021, averaging 18.0 points, 4.0 assists and 4.6 turnovers per game, shooting percentage 29.8%, three-point shooting percentage 33.3%

-2023, averaging 16.6 points, 3.6 assists and 3.5 turnovers per game, shooting percentage 37.4%, and 25.8% of three-point shooting percentage 25.8%

It can be seen that it is very bad, and it is also because of the previous two playoff performances. When the Timberwolves exchanged Towns for Randle last year's offseason, the outside world was almost dissatisfied.

However, close to a season, the deal is a win-win situation.

Randall shone in the playoffs after playing a mediocre regular season with the Timberwolves, and don't forget that the deal also brought Divincenzo to the Timberwolves, which was also a reliable playoff rotation and also helped the Timberwolves solve their salary problems.

Downs, who went to New York, also played well. He is expected to be selected for the All-Second Team in the regular season. He currently helps the Knicks lead the defending champion Celtics 2-0 away, and is expected to help New York return to the Eastern Conference Finals after 24 years.

Although it is a bit early now, there is indeed a possibility that these two teams will meet in the finals. At that time, Randall vs. New York, Towns vs. Timberwolves, Brunson vs. Edwards, and the front group vs. the front group. It will be exciting to think about it..

Back to this round of game, if Curry can't come back, the Timberwolves will definitely be the side with a bigger chance of winning. The next two games will be the key. If Cole in G3 fails to make appropriate adjustments, the Warriors may lose all their might.

As for Randall, he is eligible to renew his contract early this summer. Whether he can get a big contract will be very critical in every game in the next game - from the playoff cancer to the present, Randall did not expect this year.