Timberwolves HC rips Anthony Edwards: 'You're the leader of the team'

The Timberwolves missed a golden opportunity to take a 1-0 series lead over the Warriors in their conference semifinals on Tuesday. 

Chris Finch's men were well-rested after dispatching the Lakers a week ago. The Warriors, meanwhile, were less than 48 hours removed from an emotionally exhausting Game 7 road win over the Rockets.

The stage was set for the Timberwolves to strike first and prove why they're the favorites to advance to the conference finals. Instead, they came out lethargic and laid an egg before a raucous crowd at the Target Center. The hosts shot 0-of-15 from three in the first half and were outrebounded 29-2, by the undersized Warriors.

Anthony Edwards's lone point in the first half came at the free throw line. More worryingly, he had only two assists and failed to impact the game in other ways, as he did in the first-round win over the Lakers.

Finch didn't mince words after the 99-88 loss.

"You're the leader of the team and you've gotta come out and set the tone," Finch said of Edwards. "...If your shot is not going, you still have to carry the energy. If I've got to talk to guys about having the right energy coming into an opening second-round game, then we're not on the same page."