Chris Finch’s message after brutal loss to Grizzlies
The Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Memphis Grizzlies 116-110 on Wednesday. In the middle of it all, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was frustrated during home loss and expressed it after the game, according to Timberwolves beat writer Dane Moore.
“Chris Finch on losing ‘terrible night on offense,'” Finch wrote on X.
It was a truly awful night in attack for Wolves. Alarmingly, they shot just 39.8% from the floor, including 29.5% from beyond the arc. The Timberwolves also shot just 70.4% from the free throw line. Also, 18 turnovers contributed to the overall poor offense.
Anthony Edwards did not play as he is still being treated with a foot injury. So the Wolves needed to thrive offensively without him, but they just couldn’t.
Julius Randle led the Timberwolves with 21 points on 9 of 21 shooting. Meanwhile, Donte DiVincenzo added 19 points on 6-of-16 shooting. Rudy Gobert finished with 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting and 16 rebounds. Likewise, Jaden McDaniels added 13 points on 4-of-11 shooting.
Naz Reed led the way with 16 points while shooting 6-of-16 from the floor, including 3-of-11 from 3-point range. However, the Wolves couldn’t get anything else out of their bench.
Despite the loss, the Timberwolves are still in relatively good shape. They entered the game in sixth place in the Western Conference and proved last season that they can make a series as a lower seed. But this kind of defeat is frustrating, because Wolves played with a team that is worse than them in the table. The next test will be challenging, as the Timberwolves host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday.
2025-12-18 17:06:00
