Coach Finch on argument with ref: 'I want my 3 seconds back' [Full podium presser]
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Minnesota Timberwolves host the San Antonio Spurs Sunday night at Target Center for Game 4 of their Western Conference Semifinal series.
It’s essentially a must-win game for the Timberwolves, as they trail in the best-of-seven series 2-1. A loss Sunday night, and they would face elimination at San Antonio Tuesday night.
Check here for updates throughout Game 4, as well as postgame reaction from Timberwolves' coach Chris Finch and players.
Game 5 tip time set
Timeline:
The Timberwolves announced before Sunday's game that Monday night's Game 5 in San Antonio is set for a 7 p.m. tip-off. If the Timberwolves win Sunday night, the series is tied 2-2, and Game 5 becomes the swing game.
Chris Finch calls Tony Brothers’ actions ‘pretty unprofessional’
The backstory:
It’s not unusual to see a beef between teams and officials in the NBA, especially in the playoffs. But it’s not everyday you see an official do the confronting.
That’s what happened during the fourth quarter of Game 3 Friday night. Tony Brothers, who has been officiating in the NBA for more than three decades, had to be held back by Timberwolves’ players and staff during a confrontation with Chris Finch over a timeout. After the game, Finch called out Brothers.
"Pretty unprofessional, huh? I wanted the timeout and I had called it three seconds earlier. I wanted the timeout, and I said ‘I want my three seconds back.’ He clearly heard me, he looked my way and ignored me, went on with the play and almost cost us a turnover," Finch said. "He lost it, then I went to ask where the ball was going to be taken in and he screamed at me for that. Completely unprofessional behavior by him."
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