The Golden State Warriors had a long night Wednesday as they faced elimination without their superstar Steph Curry. Curry suffered a hamstring strain in Game 1 of the Warriors' second-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves,

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Julius Randle scored 29 points on 13-for-18 shooting to send the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Western Conference finals for the second straight year with a 121-110 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 on Wednesday night.

Once viewed as a player who shrunk in the playoff spotlight, Julius Randle has been a revelation in his first postseason for the Timberwolves.

Julius Randle knows a thing or two about having a supremely confident teammate, and he put Anthony Edwards on that level. Edwards's postseason play has raised eyebrows around the NBA this season as he has taken his game to another level.

Minnesota needed someone to stabilize the ship to get across the finish line first in enemy waters. As has often been the case over the past couple months, that person was Julius Randle.

Aaron Gordon might be the gold standard of the "struggling leading man to role player" transformation right now. After never finding his place in Orlando, he has become Mr. Nugget in Denver by giving up the on-ball portion of his offensive game,

Minnesota Timberwolves star Julius Randle got some friendly advice from his son Kyden after Game 4 on Monday.

That’s my guy,’ Randle said, ‘… just his trust and belief in me, the ability to adjust throughout the season.’