At Timberwolves practice on Wednesday, the team held a film session, typical times of blunt assessments of how the team performed — no sugarcoating, no dancing around the main issues. That was especially true after the Wolves underwhelmed in a 99-88 loss to the Warriors in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series Tuesday at Target Center.

Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said that the physicality in the NBA playoffs had "gone way too far" and "disrupted the flow." On Wednesday, a day after the Timberwolves' 99-88 loss in the first game of their second-round series against the Golden State Warriors,

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr pushed back on the assertion by Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch that the Warriors are benefiting from uneven officiating. Kerr told reporters Wednesday the Timberwolves are "bear-hugging" Golden State star Stephen Curry and that he has his own issues with how the postseason is being called: Finch specifically cited what he thought was excessive contact on big man Rudy Gobert that wasn't getting called.