It’s been a month now Julius Randle must deal with the pain following a severe sprain of the left ankle contracted on March 29. If he held on during the series won by the Knicks against the Cavs, he is again uncertain for Game 1 of the conference semi-final against the Heat.
On the eve of this first shock, Tom Thibodeau gave his news, indicating that he had not taken part in collective training on Friday.
“He didn’t do much today, but he feels a little better”, slipped the New York coach. “So we have to continue the rehabilitation and see where it will be on Saturday. Julius is better today than he was Thursday, and that’s the most important thing. So we are hopeful. He did a bit of cardio in the pool, he did weight training and a bit of shooting.”
A priori, the bluff should not work against the Heat this time. Because if his performance has decreased in the first series of playoffs, with in particular only 16 minutes played in Game 5 in Cleveland, it is hard to imagine Julius Randle skipping Game 1 against Miami, which is coming out of an upset. history against the Bucks.
Quentin Grimes fit to resume
While waiting for the end of the suspense around Julius Randle, Tom Thibodeau is however assured of being able to count on Quentin Grimes. Touched in the shoulder during Game 3, the sophomore passed an MRI in stride before observing a little rest and then starting rehabilitation. He said he was sure he could come back this Sunday if we called on him.
“That’s the Plan”did he declare. “If I go to training this Saturday and I feel good like today, that will definitely be the plan.”
| Julius Randle | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2014-15 | ALL | 1 | 14 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 2015-16 | ALL | 81 | 28 | 42.9 | 27.8 | 71.5 | 2.1 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 11.4 |
| 2016-17 | ALL | 74 | 29 | 48.8 | 27.0 | 72.3 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 13.2 |
| 2017-18 | ALL | 82 | 27 | 55.8 | 22.2 | 71.8 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 16.1 |
| 2018-19 | NOP | 73 | 31 | 52.4 | 34.4 | 73.1 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 21.4 |
| 2019-20 | NYK | 64 | 33 | 46.0 | 27.7 | 73.3 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 19.5 |
| 2020-21 | NYK | 71 | 38 | 45.6 | 41.1 | 81.1 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 24.1 |
| 2021-22 | NYK | 72 | 35 | 41.1 | 30.8 | 75.6 | 1.7 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 20.1 |
| 2022-23 | NYK | 77 | 36 | 45.9 | 34.3 | 75.7 | 1.8 | 8.1 | 10.0 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 25.1 |
| Total | 595 | 32 | 47.0 | 33.6 | 74.5 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 9.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 18.7 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
