With the victory returning, the Anthony Edwards – Karl-Anthony Towns show is also back at a press conference. While the journalists question the second about his foul problems, the Wolves fullback cuts the question and says: “What did I tell you about mistakes?” »
The interior, with six fouls on the clock in Game 4, reacts by reminding his teammate that he also made five fouls. “I didn’t come out for six fouls. I'll take care of him on the bus.”continues Anthony Edwards.
Karl-Anthony Towns, who made the difference in the second period with his outside shots, effectively dealt with the mistakes. For many minutes. “Be aggressive and don’t doubt. We don't have time to doubt. We are in a Game 4, and we are down 3-0”he explains when asked how he handled this situation.
When the All-Star took his fifth foul, for an elbow on PJ Washington during a shoot, Chris Finch, frustrated by a referee “not consistent” according to him, got out of control and took a technical foul. As a reminder, since his operation before the series against Denver, the Wolves coach has been in the second row, behind his team's bench and it is his assistant Micah Nori who gives the instructions.
Chris Finch's attitude impressed his players
His anger therefore reached the referees, and the coach was not far from taking a second technical foul (synonymous with expulsion) when, a few seconds later, Anthony Edwards committed his fourth foul on an attempted interception in front of Daniel Gafford. The tension was palpable but it did not show through among the players.
“As he has been behind the bench for a while in these playoffs, we forget the impact he can have,” insists Mike Conley. “When your coach stands up and takes technical fouls, screams and limps around, it's impressive. It fired us up. »
Karl-Anthony Towns will finish with six fouls, while Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert show five. Not ideal when it comes to saving your skin, but the Wolves are resourceful and have been able to overcome this handicap. “We were hampered by foul problems and it’s frustrating. Well done to the guys, they found a way to win. It was like in Game 1 or Game 2, but here, we were able to win this match”rejoices Chris Finch.
