Thunder Surge in Game 4 Thriller: Can Minnesota Mount a Miraculous Comeback?
The same cannot be said for Julius Randle, who tied his season low (regular season or playoffs) with five points on 1-of-7 shooting – and had five turnovers.
Part of the reason the Thunder wanted to play smaller was to grease the wheels offensively. But it also allowed them to play Alex Caruso and Cason Wallace together more often. Caruso and Wallace are capable of switching the Edwards-Randle pick-and-roll without giving either player a huge advantage.
There aren’t many defensive combinations on the planet that can do this, and it’s clearly thrown Randle for a loop. He’s bigger than both Caruso and Wallace, but they’ve both matched his physicality. Randle now has two games this series with 24 or more points and two games with six or fewer. The Timberwolves can’t afford to have him thrive every other game. He needs to be a factor in every game moving forward to make this series competitive.
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