{"id":2411,"date":"2024-10-25T07:31:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T05:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=2411"},"modified":"2024-10-25T07:31:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T05:31:46","slug":"new-squad-same-randle-nba-fans-backpedal-after-julius-randle-leads-wolves-past-kings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/new-squad-same-randle-nba-fans-backpedal-after-julius-randle-leads-wolves-past-kings\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;New squad same Randle&#8221; &#8211; NBA fans backpedal after Julius Randle leads Wolves past Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After facing criticism for his performance in the Timberwolves&rsquo; season opener, Julius Randle quickly silenced doubters with a stellar showing in his second game. Randle along with Anthony Edwards powered the Timberwolves to a narrow 117-115 win over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday.<\/p><p>Randle scored a game-high 33 points, while Edwards finished with 32 points as the Timberwolves registered their first win of the season. <\/p><p>On his Wolves&rsquo; debut on Monday, Randle&rsquo;s performance against the Lakers drew criticism from <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NBA<\/a> fans despite his solid stat line.<\/p><p>The 29-year-old forward had 16 points, nine rebounds, and four assists while shooting 1\/3 from the three-point range in 34 minutes.<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/video-luka-doncic-delivers-insane-no-look-dime-during-spurs-vs-mavericks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>VIDEO &ndash; Luka Doncic delivers INSANE no-look dime during Spurs vs. Mavericks<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Despite a decent performance, Randle was heavily criticized for his body language and loose play. However, Thursday night was a different story, as Randle set the tone early, scoring 22 points in the first half, keeping Minnesota within striking distance of the Kings throughout the game.<\/p><p>NBA fans were quick to change their tune and praised the All-Star forward for his heroic play.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New squad same Randle&hellip;<br>It is for T-Wloves<\/p>&mdash; Saad (@saadcaptankhan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saadcaptankhan\/status\/1849672885616640404?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 25, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Knicks got robbed lmao<\/p>&mdash; &#129399;&#127997; (@AceBeenDat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AceBeenDat\/status\/1849672677511844012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 25, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Seems like just yesterday he was balling out with the Knicks.<\/p>&mdash; Garett Nelson (@garettnelson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/garettnelson\/status\/1849672594405953748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 25, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Randle didn&rsquo;t skip a beat<\/p>&mdash; Liiv (@LiivCrypto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiivCrypto\/status\/1849672679734878589?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 25, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dude always looks sleepy but glad he&rsquo;s cooking now<\/p>&mdash; Steven Valdez II (@StevenValdezII1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StevenValdezII1\/status\/1849673749097791798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 25, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HE KILLED IT TONIGHT &#128548;&#129297;<\/p>&mdash; Stewart Joseph Parker V (@sjp_v) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sjp_v\/status\/1849672526915411972?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 25, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Notably, Randle, along with guard Donte DiVincenzo, was traded by the New York Knicks to the Minnesota Timberwolves <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/karl-anthony-towns-joins-new-york-knicks-through-cba-loophole-leaving-behind-9-year-legacy-with-timberwolves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>in exchange for forward Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p><p>Credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Randle finished with 33 points, 5 rebounds and four assists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2413,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[23,419,318,459],"class_list":["post-2411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-anthony-edwards","tag-julius-randle","tag-minnesota-timberwolves","tag-sacramento-kings"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NBA fans backpedal after Julius Randle leads Wolves past Kings<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Julius Randle quickly put any early-season criticisms to rest with a standout performance in his second game for the Minnesota Timberwolves.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/new-squad-same-randle-nba-fans-backpedal-after-julius-randle-leads-wolves-past-kings\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NBA fans backpedal after Julius Randle leads Wolves past Kings\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Julius Randle quickly put any early-season criticisms to rest with a standout performance in his second game for the Minnesota Timberwolves.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/new-squad-same-randle-nba-fans-backpedal-after-julius-randle-leads-wolves-past-kings\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Playoffs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-10-25T07:31:46+01:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Julius-Randle-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Swati Bhatia\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@imswatib\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ThePlayoffsEN\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Swati Bhatia\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/new-squad-same-randle-nba-fans-backpedal-after-julius-randle-leads-wolves-past-kings\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/new-squad-same-randle-nba-fans-backpedal-after-julius-randle-leads-wolves-past-kings\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Swati Bhatia\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/19c4bc1006aa0c0dfb10e7833407c34a\"},\"headline\":\"&#8220;New squad same Randle&#8221; 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