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Julius Randle blew by Kyrie Irving before posterizing Tristan Thompson

The big man has some handle.

by Liam Boylan-Pett
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Kyrie Irving thought he could check Julius Randle up close, but it didn't work. Randle blew by Irving before posterizing Tristan Thompson with a thunderous slam.

Randle is yet another NBA big man proving size doesn’t matter -- everyone has to have speed now.

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