Chris Finch challenges Anthony Edwards to Timberwolves' game 1 loss

Minneapolis -After the Timberwolves were able to drop the Western Conference's first semi -final series, the early exit of Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry, Minnesota coach Chris Finch, questioned the performance of the Franchise star Anthony Edwards.

“It starts with ants,” said Finch after the loss of the wolves of 99-88 on Tuesday evening. “I thought he was fighting and then you could just see how the light goes out a little for a while.”

Edwards, who was number 4 in the league during the regular season with 27.6 points per game, was 0: 8. Minnesota on half-time during the break with 44-31.

He would miss his first 10 shots overall before making a basket, and he ended 23 points on 9-against-23 shooting, including 1: 5 at 3-pointer.

Even after Currys left the thigh tribes on the left in the second quarter after the value of 13 points in 13 minutes, the wolves could not do much dent. In the second half, the Golden State with up to 23 points and Minnesota never brought the deficit closer than nine points.

Finch said that in this phase of the off-season he does not have to train something that turns to the spirit of 23-year-old Edwards.

“What is there to speak? You are the team's leader,” said Finch. “You have to come out and show the tone. If your shot is not possible, you still have to wear the energy. If I have to talk to people about having the right energy into a game in the second round, then we are not on the same side.”

Edwards, who had two steals in the first half, while Minnesota Golden State kept at 37.2% shooting 44 points, showed his defense when the proof that his efforts were not as eliminated as Finch believed.

The three-time all-star accepted all criticisms that could be associated with the loss.

“People will try to accuse everything, whoever, they can blame me,” said Edwards. “[But] We just didn't play well enough. “

He was hardly the only Minnesota player who was below average. Julius Randle, who scored an average of 22.6 points when shooting 48.1% in the victory of the Los Angeles Lakers, only shot 4-to-11 on Tuesday and had as many sales as rebounds with three. The starting point guard Mike Conley was kept goalless and 0-by-5. Donte Divincenzo scored seven points in the 3-against 11 shoot (1: 7 of 3) from the bank.

“You are the team leader. You have to get out and give the tone. If your shot is not possible, you still have to wear the energy. If I have to talk to people about having the right energy into a game in the second round, then we are not on the same side.”

Timberwolves trainer Chris Finch in relation to Anthony Edwards

“It's frustrating, but I'm encouraged,” said Randle. “There are many things as a team that we can do better.

“We can't hurt each other and we feel that we did it tonight.”

The Minnesota Center Rudy Gobert said that the long waiting time of the wolves of starting the second round -while the Warriors fought with the Houston Rockets against seven games -that influenced the team.

“Maybe we had to get ready to play a highly intensive game,” said Gobert. “I haven't played for six days, even though we practiced, I think we didn't really feel that intensity.”

In the first half, the wolves shot 0: 15 of 3-die first half of the team in every game without one since 2018 and the first half in a playoff game without 3 since 2004 and only 5-to-29 for the game.

Between their final victory against LA in the first round and her prelude in the second round, the wolves had the worst 3-point shooting in the NBA playoff story by going 12-to-76 (15.8%) (at least 50 3 points attempts).

“We didn't shoot the ball tonight, but this evening is over,” said Edwards. “So next game we will shoot the ball really well.”

Finch also aimed at the quick execution of his team, as it only managed 10 fast break points, even though the Warriors had celebrated 18 sales.

“Our transition decision was diabolical,” said Finch. “Obviously we couldn't hit a shot, but I didn't like the fact that we could not repeat good recordings. We should have been able.”

Conley, the 37-year-old older statesman of the wolves, said the wolves will have something better in stock for the 2-games on Thursday.

“I expect an answer,” said Conley. “We all had the feeling that we played as bad as possible. Give them recognition, but we weren't all the way. Many mental mistakes, many mental mistakes and many things we know that we can change. I think we will be ready.”