The Lakers abandoned the Warriors nemesis! Randall s battle to clear his name: Cole personally cannot defend himself

"Did you know, I've never seen Randall play defense before," Edwards smiled at the Minnesota Star Tribune's Chris Hayn after his December 17 win over the Warriors. "It's simply incredible. Just point the camera at him. It's a waste of time to defend."

Those comments that Randall can't defend, now have a break. In the Timberwolves' first round victory over the Lakers, Randall was once the focus of J.J. Redick's tactical board, but in the end, he became the one who laughed to the end. In this series, Randall took turns to defend James and Doncic, and his defensive performance was remarkable against these two superstars.

In the second round of the series with the Warriors, Randall's performance was even better. He averaged 25.2 points per game, showing strong scoring ability. Moreover, this player, who was once criticized as a football player, can deliver the team's highest 7.4 assists per game.

"What really changed us throughout the season was Randall's organizational ability," Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch said after Game 3 of the series. "He was on the court, almost like adding a point guard to us." Steve Cole expressed the same point a few days later when the Warriors were eliminated.

"I remember when they played against the Timberwolves earlier this season, they had some problems with lineup matching and space use," Cole said. "But Randall made great progress. We were helpless with him throughout the series."

Before the start of the playoffs, Randall said: "This may be the few opportunities in my career, maybe even the only time, I really felt like I had the opportunity to do my best for a goal."

When I was in the Knicks, Randall faced too many difficulties that could not succeed. But now, he has a fair opportunity, and he is also leap forward to his goal with his own efforts.

Conclusion

The most moving story on the basketball court has never been the emergence of geniuses, but the rebirth of mortals. Randall no longer needs to prove anything to the world, because every breakthrough, every assist, every key shot, is writing a new narrative - a story about persistence, transformation and redemption.

When the final whistle sounded and the Timberwolves advanced to the Western Final, people finally understood that the labels that had been put on him had long been torn apart by himself and turned into ribbons floating in the snow and snow of Minnesota. And this may be the purest romance of competitive sports - not a crush on talent, but a mortal who goes against the will of heaven and change his fate.