Gobert has found a kinship with Randle, who was a career 34-percent shooter in the playoffs in his career before emerging as the offensive stabilizer in his first season in Minnesota. Randle averaged 22.6 points per game in the series and shot 48 percent from the field and 39 percent from 3.

The Los Angeles Lakers' season is over, courtesy of a Minnesota Timberwolves team that had them on their back foot for much of their first-round series. The Timberwolves beat the Lakers, 103-96, on Wednesday to finish off the series in five games,