Despite Karl-Anthony Towns’ 62 points, the Timberwolves’ head coach is upset with the team after their loss: “Young basketball players”
Karl-Anthony Towns may have scored a Minnesota Timberwolves franchise-record 62 points, but Minnesota didn’t come away with a victory.
The Timberwolves blew an 18-point lead and lost 128-125 to the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.
Minnesota head coach Chris Finch lit into his team, focusing on the lack of defensive effort.
It was an absolute disgusting performance of defense and immature basketball. All the way through the game. So, it really didn’t slip away. It had been there from the jump. This is what happens when you have this type of approach,” Finch said after the game.
Towns shot just 2 of 10 from the field in the fourth quarter as Minnesota was outscored 36-18 in the final frame after entering the fourth with a 15-point lead.
“I mean, there’s lots of times when, just because you’ve scored two or three or four points in a row, or baskets in a row… you know obviously we’re going to try to feed a hot hand, look for a hot hand. But at some point, we got to get back to making the right play, we got to get back to doing the right things,” Finch said when discussing the way his team played after Towns’ hot start.
“Being immature can take many forms. There are many different ways to be immature. Additionally, a lot of raw performances were scattered among the roster. We completely disregarded the game and ourselves, and we received our just desserts.”
Miles Bridges contributed 28 points and rookie Brandon Miller scored 27 points for the Hornets, who shot a season-high 58.1% from the field.
Throughout the season, Minnesota has been the best team in the Western Conference, and it continues to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder by a half-game.
Towns declared, “There are no moral victories.” “In past seasons, it was cool when we used to say it when we were between the ages of 15 and 30.
