Randle finished 1-for-7 from the field and 0-for-3 from beyond the arc.
In an unintentionally symbolic moment, with the Wolves trailing by two and 0.3 left on the clock, Randle inbounded the ball, and threw it short. He was supposed to get it to Rudy Gobert under the rim for a tip-in. Randle was so far off he missed a 7-foot man by 10 feet.
In the grand tradition of Minnesota sports heroes, Edwards and Randle can claim credit for getting the Wolves this far and blame for not getting them further.
Of Edwards, Wolves coach Chris Finch said: “I thought his second half was more aggressive. He got downhill. We got him off the ball a little bit more. He got to the paint. I thought he found some people, made the right plays.”
Of Randle, Finch said: “The bench was really, really good, so I rolled with them. They were finding shots for each other, they shot the ball extremely well from the three-point line. … Those are the guys we chose to go with there."
Those were extremely diplomatic answers, which makes sense, because Finch needs Edwards and Randle to right themselves by Wednesday night, when they’ll play Game 5 at Oklahoma City.