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The phone call between coach and star player happens occasionally, after games mostly, and can last for more than an hour.

MINNEAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards did his part — and the Timberwolves theirs — to avoid the NBA's play-in tournament that starts next week.

The Minnesota Timberwolves star has suffered loss in his personal life but has used it as inspiration to come back stronger

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.