Timberwolves coach Chris Finch expressed frustration with officiating after Minnesota's Game 1 loss to the Warriors, spotlighting uncalled fouls on center Rudy Gobert. Despite Gobert's effortsâincluding 11 reboundsâMinnesota struggled on the boards and appeared to be physically outmatched. Finch detailed specific instances of rough play against Gobert, insisting that these issues had been reported to the league. He emphasized the need for better protection of players like Gobert, while acknowledging the physical nature of the sport. Warriors coach Steve Kerr also pointed out his team's grievances with officiating, highlighting its contentious nature.
On defensive rebounding, they do a lot of fouling, shoving, holding, pushing and tackling Rudy. That's clear. We sent a bunch of those clips into the league.
We'll certainly try to take justice into our own hands whenever we can -- I think that's the nature of a physical sport -- but by the same token, my God, you should see some of these clips.
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