One of the biggest reasons why the Minnesota Timberwolves were able to shock the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 was the play of Julius Randle. The Spurs had no answers for the big man, constantly creating matchups on the floor as he put up 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 assists.

Unfortunately, that wasn't entirely the case in Game 2. Randle saw himself struggle in Game 2, only tallying 12 points and 5 rebounds on 40% shooting from the field; he was a -26 on the court.

When it came to explaining Game 2, Randle immediately took accountability when addressing the issues.

"We just didn't play smart," Randle admitted. "We just didn't play smart. Turned the ball over myself, I turned it over too much. Just bad shots. It just ignited their offense."

Randle went on to explain that he needs to do a better job of figuring out his positioning before wanting the ball. The positions that he was asking for the ball put the Timberwolves in compromising situations offensively because he couldn't get off good shots.

"I think I'm just getting the ball in bad spots, getting trapped in bad areas," Randle added. "I gotta get in better position wherever I'm receiving the ball. From there, I'll be able to play make better. Just catching the ball in spots where they're trapping me, it's hard outlets. I just gotta be better in doing my work before getting the ball."

Fortunately, it sounds like Julius Randle has a clear understanding of what went wrong in Game 2, but in the playoffs, the biggest issue will always be about actually executing. Teams usually know what's wrong, but whether or not they can actually fix it has been the biggest hump.

The biggest thing for the Minnesota Timberwolves moving forward is not to panic after getting blown out by as many as 47 points on Wednesday night. It was almost expected that the Timberwolves would lose after stealing Game 1 from the Spurs.

At the end of the day, the Timberwolves got their jobs done and stole home court from the Spurs. Now, it's about figuring out a way to at least split the series again 2-2 when they return home to Minnesota.

The NBA playoffs can change drastically from week to week. Whether it's a team suddenly finding themselves in a shooting slump or getting injured, it's all about staying in the series long enough for an opportunity to get lucky.

Fortunately, it looks like Julius Randle and the Minnesota Timberwolves are up for the challenge.

"At the end of the day, we came here, won a game," Randle said. "Regroup, it's a long series. We're not expecting to win a series in two games, so we go back to Minnesota and protect home court."