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.

With four and a half minutes remaining in Monday's game against the Grizzlies, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch took rookie Rob Dillingham off the floor and put starting point guard Mike Conley back in. The Wolves led 100-95 at the time.

Timberwolves coach Chris Finch wanted Edwards to catch the ball in the backcourt, giving him more of a running start toward the rim after he had taken 18 free throws in a rugged afternoon in FedExForum. But that was far too easy for the Grizzlies to cut off, which has been the problem for the Wolves this season.

Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch is asking for more production from center Rudy Gobert ahead of the team's matchup against the host Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.Gobert managed just four po

the team announced before Monday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies. DiVincenzo, a 6-foot-4 guard in his seventh season out of Villanova, had missed the last two games with the injury. “It's indefinite at this stage,” Minnesota coach Chris Finch said ...

After a recent stint in the G League, rookie Rob Dillingham has turned in a productive three-game stretch for coach Chris Finch and the Timberwolves.

MEMPHIS, TENN. – Rob Dillingham checked ... pop off the bench with 29 points on 11-for-20 shooting. Coach Chris Finch has shown a willingness this season to close with a player who has ...

The Timberwolves led by nine in the fourth quarter in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee, and were up 95-90 after Anthony Edwards canned a jumper with 4:30 to play. But Memphis stormed back to seize control via an 11-0 run over the ensuing 2:10 to go up six.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Donte DiVincenzo ... Recommended Videos “It's indefinite at this stage,” Minnesota coach Chris Finch said before the game. “We're still waiting to gather more information ...

The Timberwolves appear to be gaining momentum in their quest to be a one of the league's most dangerous teams.

And those situations are developing a theme. Anthony Edwards was a clutch-time hero for the Wolves in the early stages of the campaign. His tough shots carried the Wolves to a few remarkable victories. But that well has largely run dry, as evidenced by the air ball he threw up over multiple Grizzlies defenders at the horn in Memphis.

With the way Minnesota Timberwolves guard Rob Dillingham has been playing, it is time to add him into the starting lineup and give him more minutes.