Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch says he sent the NBA clips of Golden State Warriors players fouling Rudy Gobert on the boards during Tuesday's Game 1 of the 2025 Eastern Conference semifinals. "On defensive rebounding, they do a lot of fouling, holding, shoving, pushing, tackling Rudy. That's clear," Finch told reporters on Wednesday.

Edwards wasn't the only Minnesota player to struggle against Golden State. But as the team's best player and leader, he has to be better.

Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch called out Anthony Edwards for not playing with spirit and energy in Game 1 loss to the Warriors.

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr pushed back on the assertion by Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch that the Warriors are benefiting from uneven officiating. Kerr told reporters Wednesday the Timberwolves are "bear-hugging" Golden State star Stephen Curry and that he has his own issues with how the postseason is being called: Finch specifically cited what he thought was excessive contact on big man Rudy Gobert that wasn't getting called.

Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said that the physicality in the NBA playoffs had "gone way too far" and "disrupted the flow." On Wednesday, a day after the Timberwolves' 99-88 loss in the first game of their second-round series against the Golden State Warriors,

One of the most surprising aspects of Golden State’s Game 1 victory over Minnesota on Tuesday was the Warriors’ control of the glass against the bigger, stronger Timberwolves. Golden State outrebounded Minnesota 51-41,