Minnesota coach Chris Finch didn't see the end of his team's game in Phoenix on Wednesday night, but he certainly had to like what transpired after he was ejected.
At issue was a brutal second half in which the Timberwolves were outscored 49-40 by the zombie Hawks, who were missing Trae Young, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels and Bogdan Bogdanović. The Wolves still needed to play Rudy Gobert 38 minutes, Anthony Edwards 35 and Mike Conley 31 to ensure they finished off the Hawks.
Apparently, Finch came into the day hot. His emotion was a carryover from one heck of a film session he had with the team Wednesday. “He woke up choosing violence,” said Nickeil Alexander-Walker,
The Golden State Warriors escaped with a narrow 116-115 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. However, given the way in which they’ve immensely struggled for nearly two months, was the victory a cause for celebration?
The Warriors were up 34-10 late in the first quarter, a mind-boggling combination of Minnesota ineptitude and Golden State desperation.
Anthony Edwards called out the Timberwolves' starting lineup after they came out flat in the first quarter of Wednesday night's loss against the Warriors.
Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch has been trying out new starting lineups and rotations. It's no secret that Minnesota has underperformed this season. Going from a Western Conference Finals appearance to a team hanging on for dear life for a playoff spot is not what the organization envisioned.
The last tim Timberwolves coach Chris Finch coached a game at Phoenix’s Footprint Center, he didn’t finish the game, after Mike Conley crashed into him and ruptured
Finch was having what appeared to be a peaceful conversation with game official CJ Washington who prepared to hand the ball to Suns guard Bradley Beal to inbound. On a dime, Washington blew his whistle to assess Finch a technical foul, his second of the night after he picked up the first during the first quarter.
The former Rutgers head coach and longtime college defensive coordinator is heading to Notre Dame to replace Al Golden.
What did Chris Finch do or say to pick up a second technical foul and get tossed in Phoenix? Apparently, the Timberwolves' head coach called the officiating crew "bozos" under his breath, which is what led to his first career ejection.
Andrew Wiggins, Kevon Looney and Gary Payton II made the Chase Center feel like old times Wednesday night. Was it their last hurrah?