Minnesota needed someone to stabilize the ship to get across the finish line first in enemy waters. As has often been the case over the past couple months, that person was Julius Randle.

NBA fans and pundits, unfamiliar with this version of Julius Randle's game, felt they owed him an apology after another big playoff game for the Timberwolves.

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Julius Randle did it all in Game 3 against the Warriors and continues to prove he's their X-factor.