As the Lakers tried to finish the Cleveland Cavaliers during the third quarter of Sunday night's game, Lakers coach Luke Walton pulled aside the player he loves to antagonize, always with the best of intentions.
"I had the challenge of guarding the best player in the game," Randle said after the Lakers' 127-113 victory. "So you know I love to take that challenge and take it personal."
On Sunday night, though, Randle kept all of that out of his mind and played perhaps his best game as a Laker.
"It was something I always knew I could do," Randle said.