Julius Randle was a key to the Timberwolves' victory against the Pelicans, and Chris Finch gave him his flowers.

T imberwolves head coach Chris Finch was pleased with Julius Randle's performance in Minnesota's win over the Pelicans on Tuesday night. Randle, who has been the subject of plenty

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Julius Randle has been under fire for much of this season. That was easy to see coming. Randle was the immediate replacement for Karl-Anthony Towns, a pillar of the Timberwolves’ organization

After Edwards shot the 3 with time winding down, Julius Randle could be seen on ESPN's cameras making his way towards the locker room. A review had held up the final inbounds play, but Randle was already on his way out of the tunnel, and he's been the subject of criticism for his early exit and body language during crunch time in Wednesday's game.

Even when the Timberwolves look like they're figuring it out with seven wins in 10 games, they revealed themselves as an unserious basketball team when they trailed the Warriors 34-12 after one quarter Wednesday night and wound up losing 116-115. It was the latest speed bump in a season full of inconsistencies.

It sucks,” Randle said. “I guess we’ll never know what could’ve been. I think the more unfortunate part is everything was a build, a constant build — I feel like all our teams overachieved year

The first words out of Chris Finch’s mouth following the Minnesota Timberwolves ... Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels, Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert will eventually find the chemistry and the rhythm necessary to win. The group was assembled at the ...

Randle played a secondary role in the Timberwolves’ 116-99 win, taking a backseat in the spotlight as Anthony Edwards dazzled with 36 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists.

Finch noted that he has a lot of respect for how Randle has handled the different things the Wolves have asked him to do this season. "I got a lot of respect, admiration for Julius," Finch said.

Chris Finch has consistently lauded Randle’s abilities and efforts this season. He dove deeper into the subject when speaking to reporters Tuesday after the team’s win over New Orleans.

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle appears to be frustrated, and this could mark the beginning of the end of his time in Minnesota.