After Ja Morant, Tyler Herro or Giannis Antetokounmpo, Julius Randle was added to the already long list of spectacular or serious falls at the start of the playoffs. There are 150 seconds to play, in this Game 2 in Cleveland, when he goes to the circle.
The game is folded but Jarrett Allen will make the effort to come back and try to counter it from behind. The interior of the Knicks (22 points) scores but falls heavily on his back at the foot of the basket. The images and the slow motion are impressive.
“At this point in the game, it’s pointless. I don’t think it’s necessary.” Julius Randle book at the New York Post. “I understand that we are in the playoffs, that we must not give anything, I respect that. Myself, I don’t give up. I’m doing well. We’re going to Madison Square Garden and we’ll see him there. »
Even if there is no desire to hurt the pivot of the Cavaliers, the latter received a flagrant foul. Tom Thibodeau, he did not comment, waiting to see the slow motion to give his opinion.
Why was Julius Randle still on the floor?
Nevertheless, one can ask the question of the presence of Julius Randle on the ground while the defeat of the Knicks had been recorded for a while. Why was the player still on the floor?
“I was trying to find my legs, to find a little rhythm”responds the double All-Star, who missed the last five games of the regular season, hit in the ankle, before returning for Game 1.
Isn’t this action, basically, a symbol, like the performance of Darius Garland, of the reaction of the Cavaliers, of their physical domination in this second round?
“I don’t think they brutalized us, they just responded physically,” says Julius Randle. “They did what they were supposed to do in a playoff game. We did the job in Game 1, they responded. We did not expect to finish the series in four matches. We have to adapt. We could have done better, but we have collective confidence. »
| Julius Randle | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2014-15 | ALL | 1 | 14 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 2015-16 | ALL | 81 | 28 | 42.9 | 27.8 | 71.5 | 2.1 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 11.4 |
| 2016-17 | ALL | 74 | 29 | 48.8 | 27.0 | 72.3 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 13.2 |
| 2017-18 | ALL | 82 | 27 | 55.8 | 22.2 | 71.8 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 16.1 |
| 2018-19 | NOP | 73 | 31 | 52.4 | 34.4 | 73.1 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 21.4 |
| 2019-20 | NYK | 64 | 33 | 46.0 | 27.7 | 73.3 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 19.5 |
| 2020-21 | NYK | 71 | 38 | 45.6 | 41.1 | 81.1 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 24.1 |
| 2021-22 | NYK | 72 | 35 | 41.1 | 30.8 | 75.6 | 1.7 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 20.1 |
| 2022-23 | NYK | 77 | 36 | 45.9 | 34.3 | 75.7 | 1.8 | 8.1 | 10.0 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 25.1 |
| Total | 595 | 32 | 47.0 | 33.6 | 74.5 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 9.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 18.7 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
