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The mark of a great team: the Timberwolves have yet to allow one shortcoming to lead to another this season. Twenty-seven games into the season, Minnesota is the only team in the NBA yet to lose consecutive games after it followed Wednesday’s loss in Philadelphia with a 118-111 victory over the Lakers at Target Center. […]
If Game 1 was any indication, this series will be one of the best in the first round and it could very well be decided by a trio of young stars looking to lead their franchises.
Installing Chris Finch
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THE NEW HEAD COACH of the Wolves is running on fumes. It’s been a whirlwind past 48 hours for Chris Finch after being tabbed by President of Basketball Operations Gersson Rosas as the next head coach in a bold and rare midseason move. On a Zoom call following morning shootaround in Milwaukee, Finch says he’s slept about 3 or 4 hours the night before.
When Ryan Saunders was fired late Sunday night after another loss in New York, news that Finch was being plucked away from Nick Nurse and the Toronto Raptors’ coaching staff broke quickly after. A swift, almost dizzying introduction followed. There are no offseason workouts, nor training camp or preseason games, to implement his system or familiarize himself with the roster. Instead, a back-to-back awaits the league’s worst team.