The Minnesota Timberwolves extended their winning streak to four games with a 121-113 road victory over the Phoenix Suns. It ended up being a wild Wednesday night that included Wolves coach Chris Finch being ejected from the game in the third quarter after receiving his second technical foul.
It was obvious that Anthony Edwards felt his head coach was way off base immediately following Minnesota’s win Monday over Atlanta. Chris Finch heavily criticized his team’s “totally unacceptable” second-half performance with public comments and the message delivered to the locker room in the immediate aftermath.
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.
The Minnesota Timberwolves took down the Phoenix Suns in NBA action on Wednesday, 121-113. The Suns held an advantage in the third quarter of that matchup
Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was ejected after his second technical foul during Wednesday's game against the Suns.
The Hawks were playing without Trae Young, so it should've been an easy victory. Instead, a poor second half of basketball by Minnesota caused the game to be closer than expected. After the game, Wolves coach Chris Finch expressed his frustrations with the group and called out their second half effort.
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.
Finch does not believe there's any urgency from the Wolves front office to make a move before the Feb. 6 deadline.
Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards had to be the middle man after head coach Chris Finch got ejected against the Suns.
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,
In a heated game between the Timberwolves and Suns, Wolves coach Chris Finch was ejected after receiving his second technical foul. Finch's outburst c