Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch discusses comeback win over Utah Jazz.

Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch discusses comeback win over Utah Jazz.

Yeah I mean it’s I want to see it again I didn’t see it um in the replay yet um you know we’ve seen several of those Rim attacks at the end of transition like that I thought that was really what kind of flipped the game around for us just

From an emotional point of view we we needed a really big play um and you know all credit to Anthony too like he he he didn’t start the game the greatest like we we looked a little kind of sluggish um you know but he kept at it U and then

You know he knows when when we go when guys are out gets down short-handed that he’s got to step up but you know spectacular play come out with that that lineup Kyle at the five what’s kind of your guiding Mantra to them on both ends

Of the floor I just wanted I mean this literally just fly around and you know cover for each other switch as much as we can get into the ball be disruptive uh swarm um you know and then just just kind of compete I me wanted to

Get it was pretty easy decision you know move K to the five bring in the ks played so well for us um that uh you know I thought in many ways that you kind of got us off great start I think we started the quarter 82 right away and

And and that was kind of the really the momentum swing do you have an initial update on on that uh no I don’t have anything more than just a kind of a head injury so I have no idea so is he good enough to fly back with you guys I have not

Seen him or talk to any medical people on my way here so uh JM this year 46% I think from three-o three big ones for you again tonight has he put in any changes to his shot anything like that from from last year or what’s maybe really for him yeah

You know what I think it it is I think um well first of all he’s getting a lot of Great Looks you know we’re really finding him in space um he’s a it’s it’s a little like we talked about with Mike in the pregame you know he’s

Not having to handle the ball all the time so the ball is able to come back to him find him and he’s just taking his time he’s shooting it in Rhythm great confidence I think he can anticipate when the pass is going to come to him

That helps him be shot ready um and he’s just playing lights out man on both ends of the floor he was part of that unit in the second quarter that kind of got you guys back in the game y it it kind of seems like even if he’s not

Necessarily gener quick Pace or play it seems like just the team as a whole picks up when on FL do you sense that yeah I mean he he does a lot of things that uh you know everybody brings certain qualities but he he you know he

Digs out a lot of 50-50 balls he get he does pick up the pace um you know doesn’t necessarily lead to to run outs and LS but it does put the defense on their heels a little bit more he gets to the heart of the defense pretty well um

You know he knows our offense so well now being in it for three and a half years that he he knows exactly you know kind of how to run the game so um and that plus his shooting and his defense you know he’s really really pleased with the way he’s battling he’s always

Battled defensively but he’s often times now giving up even more sides than ever Chris one question about we talked about rebounding before from Saturday nights game a lot of times you can watch NBA games you don’t see a whole lot of boxing out maybe that’s kind of become a

Thing from 30 years ago or something but Nas Reed Luka Garza with against bigger team just putting their body to keep a big guy off the the offensive glass just I was impressed by you guys the last couple games doing yeah I appreciate that it’s uh it is one of the lost arts

Of basketball you know guys we don’t people don’t really box out much anymore um and those two guys know that that’s what they got to do uh to be able to compete in the air I mean Nas gives up a little bit of size at times um and Nas

Has been outstanding he’s lifted his rebounding game for All Season uh and Luca obviously not going to compete in the air with some of the athleticism that’s out there so he needs to win the the battle on the ground um so yeah those guys did a great job in this

Little series here so for [Applause] sure

Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch after the win over the Utah Jazz.