Fast forward a few months, and Minnesota is headed back to the conference finals in no small part because of Randle, who continued the best stretch of basketball of his postseason -- and probably professional -- life with 27 points on 12-of-17 shooting on Wednesday as the Wolves eliminated the Warriors in five games.

Julius Randle has only been a part of the Timberwolves for a year, but he has looked the part of being the team's veteran star alongside a young Ant Edwards.

Timberwolves stars Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle had a moment after teaming up to destroy the Warriors on Wednesday.

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,

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

The Minnesota Timberwolves will be hosting Golden State Warriors in Game 5 in the Western Conference semifinals on Wednesday, May 14th at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

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,

Julius Randle continues his magnificent playoff run, Jimmy Butler comes up short and Minnesota returns to the Western Conference Finals.