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Minnesota coach Chris Finch on Rockets rookie Jalen Green: “You can see the talent, and he has put together some games that should give him a great amount of confidence going into the offseason.”

HOUSTON – As Chris Finch walked into a cramped dressing room for his pregame news conference at the Toyota Center, a TV above him was playing the third quarter of the Lakers-Nuggets game.

The NBA analyst and longtime coach runs through his top contenders for this year’s award.

The Timberwolves are having a successful year, by and large, on the defensive end of the floor. They rank 11th in defensive rating, a marked improvement over the past couple of years, when they were near the bottom.

MINNEAPOLIS — For better or worse, the Timberwolves would wear their emotions on their sleeves, if their jerseys had any.

DALLAS – Timberwolves coach Chris Finch is about as even-keeled an NBA coach as they come, and he wanted the Wolves to reflect that same demeanor headed into Monday's showdown with the Mavericks, who held a 1.5-game lead on the Wolves for the fifth seed in the Western Conference entering…

MINNEAPOLIS — The last time the Timberwolves won six consecutive games as they did with Wednesday's 132-102 victory over Oklahoma City, Chris Finch coached in Germany, guard Malik Beasley was eight years old and the Wolves reached the Western Conference finals.

MINNEAPOLIS — Whatever bad vibes are going around the Portland Trail Blazers' locker room, it might have transferred to the Timberwolves.

OKLAHOMA CITY — There was a moment Friday night the Timberwolves bench was so unstoppable, Oklahoma City tried playing seven-on-five.

Can you believe the mockumentary aired over two decades ago?!

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Timberwolves entered Wednesday with a chance to win six consecutive games in a season for the first time since 2004.