Keeping Edwards moving forward is Finch’s most important duty as Minnesota’s head coach, and he’s good at it. The Timberwolves, specifically Edwards, are significantly better for it.

Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was ejected from Wednesday night's game against the Phoenix Suns at the Footprint Center in Phoenix after picking up his second technical foul of the game during the third quarter.

Chris Finch and Jaden McDaniels were both ejected from the Timberwolves' win at the Phoenix Suns Wednesday night.

Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards had to be the middle man after head coach Chris Finch got ejected against the Suns.

At issue was a brutal second half in which the Timberwolves were outscored 49-40 by the zombie Hawks, who were missing Trae Young, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels and Bogdan Bogdanović. The Wolves still needed to play Rudy Gobert 38 minutes, Anthony Edwards 35 and Mike Conley 31 to ensure they finished off the Hawks.

Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was ejected after his second technical foul during Wednesday's game against the Suns.

The Minnesota Timberwolves took down the Phoenix Suns in NBA action on Wednesday, 121-113. The Suns held an advantage in the third quarter of that matchup

Finch does not believe there's any urgency from the Wolves front office to make a move before the Feb. 6 deadline.

At first, Jaylen Clark didn't realize Chris Finch was calling for him to go into the game. "When he said my name, I'm like 'Jaden (McDaniels) already down there,'" Clark said after the Timberwolves' eventful win over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.

Timberwolves coach Chris Finch has been cranky all week, culminating in his first career ejection on Wednesday. But the Wolves have continued winning, suggesting a method to the madness.

Alexander-Walker was all over the place in Phoenix, and it meant everything to a team that was trying to find an identity.