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.

Payton, with the Warriors leading ... After the game, head coach Chris Finch noted that the game was really lost in the first quarter when Golden State outscored Minnesota 34-12.

The Golden State Warriors escaped with a narrow 116-115 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. However, given the way in which they’ve immensely struggled for nearly two months, was the victory a cause for celebration?

The Warriors were up 34-10 late in the first quarter, a mind-boggling combination of Minnesota ineptitude and Golden State desperation.

The Timberwolves have had some ugly losses this season. For a variety of reasons, Wednesday’s 116-115 defeat at the hands of the Warriors may be near the top of the list. Golden State was

Anthony Edwards called out the Timberwolves' starting lineup after they came out flat in the first quarter of Wednesday night's loss against the Warriors.

PHOENIX (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 33 points, Julius Randle added 28 and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Phoenix Suns 121-113 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory.

Mike Conley will be back in the starting lineup for the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday night against the New York Knicks in place of Donte DiVincenzo, who is out with a left toe sprain, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch told reporters pregame.

Julius Randle is not a good fit for the Wolves and Anthony Edwards is not playing within the offensive system.

Donte DiVincenzo, who recently moved into the Minnesota Timberwolves starting lineup, is out indefinitely with a big toe injury, the team announced before Monday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies.

Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was ejected from Wednesday night's game against the Phoenix Suns at the Footprint Center in Phoenix after picking up his second technical foul of the game during the third quarter.

Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was ejected after his second technical foul during the third quarter of Wednesday's game against the Suns.