The Minnesota Timberwolves will look to follow up what head coach Chris Finch deemed a "really good character win" when they host the Sacramento Kings on Sunday in Minneapolis.
This was expected to be a breakout second season for Timberwolves guard Terrence Shannon Jr., who looked poised to be the primary beneficiary of Nickeil Alexander-Walker's offseason departure.
Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch likes the way his team is finishing its games. Now he wants to see some better starts. The Timberwolves will have a chance to start fast when they tip off against the Phoenix Suns on Monday night in Minneapolis.
Chris Finch isn't going to hand out flowers for every positive play, but the way he spoke about, or didn't speak about, a couple of young guys in the rotation on Thursday night did nothing more than generate concern about the Timberwolves' depth.
You see that cover image? The one ever so slightly above that title, made with David Byrnesian inspiration to be as weird as possible with the color scheme of a New Order music video?
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
The Minnesota Timberwolves walked out of Paycom Center with a 113–105 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder that eliminated them from the NBA Cup and extended their slide to three straight defeats.
There's plenty of blame to go around for the Timberwolves' epic collapses in Phoenix and Sacramento over their past two games. Head coach Chris Finch has now claimed responsibility for his share of it.
Jaylen Clark is quietly making strides in his sophomore NBA season with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The 24-year-old guard is averaging 16.4 minutes per game so far this season, an increase from the 13.1 minutes he saw during his rookie campaign.
Chris Finch said before the game on Friday night against the Sacramento Kings that contests like these serve as the “true tests” of the Wolves early on in the season.
The Los Angeles Lakers took a bit of a risk when they hired JJ Redick to be their head coach ahead of the 2024-25 NBA season. Redick had never coached professionally but built up strong equity in his basketball IQ in his years as a player and then his time as an analyst for ESPN and a podcast host.
The fireworks are apparently continuing from last year’s playoff series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Lakers. Timberwolves head
Down 20 points late in the third quarter, the Timberwolves rallied to take a one-point lead with 10 seconds left on Wednesday night, only to have Austin Reaves rip their hearts out with a game-winning floater at the buzzer in a 116-115 Lakers win.
Minnesota's has had a yo-yo start to the season when it comes to wins and losses, but the defense has been consistently bad. The Timberwolves' 119.8 defensive rating ranks 27th in the NBA.
Chris Finch has done wonders for the Minnesota Timberwolves over the past few years, and for that, he largely has Anthony Edwards to thank. Being drafted first overall by the franchise in 2020 changed the team’s fate, and Finch, for one, has had the privilege of coaching him and reaping the rewards.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have been banging on the door of the NBA Finals for a number of seasons. They have made the Western Conference Finals two years running, as the Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder last year.
Chris Finch believes the Minnesota Timberwolves need playmaking and defense from their new signing who is known for scoring. The Minnesota Timberwolves face a lot of pressure heading into the 2025-26 NBA season.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are coming off two consecutive trips to the Western Conference Finals, proof that Chris Finch has elevated the franchise to rare heights.
There’s a chance that Game 7’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder might have been the last game together for the Nuggets‘ core four of Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, and Michael Porter Jr., writes Bennett Durando of the Denver Post.
Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch has become the latest to complain about the officiating in the NBA Playoffs, but he tacked on something of a threat toward the Golden State Warriors as part of his complaint.
The Timberwolves missed a golden opportunity to take a 1-0 series lead over the Warriors in their conference semifinals on Tuesday, and Chris Finch expressed disappointment in his star player.
It's fun, of course, for fans of the NBA to see some of the intensity stepped up once the playoffs get rolling. Elbows get thrown more frequently, fights for positioning go on a bit longer and the pushing-and-shovingbecomes a working part of the game.
The 2025 NBA Playoffs have been entertaining and filled with close games. Despite all the amazing performances, physicality has stood out in these games, which has leveled up from the 2024-25 regular season.
The Minnesota Timberwolves eked out a 114-109 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, but the win did little to ease head coach Chris Finch’s concerns about the team’s recent offensive struggles.