Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch wasn’t happy with his team’s effort and energy after they lost Game 1 of their second round series at home to the Golden State Warriors. Finch’s primary issue with was with Wolves star Anthony Edwards.
“It starts with Ant,” Finch said. “I thought he struggled, and then you could just kind of see the light go out a little bit for a while.”
Edwards finished with 23 points on 9-of-23 shooting, after missing his first 10 shots of the game. Finch challenged his star player to keep bringing energy when his shot isn’t falling.
“What is there to talk about? You’re the leader of the team,” Finch said. “You’ve got to come out and set the tone. 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.”
From his side, Edwards accepting the criticism, while saying what matters is that Minnesota lost.
“People are going to try to blame whatever, blame whoever; they can blame me,” Edwards said. “[But] we just didn’t play good enough.”