Timberwolves forward Julius Randle played less than a full quarter of game time vs. Jazz due to a groin injury

The Minnesota Timberwolves spent much of the 2023-24 season bending other NBA teams over their knee and putting belt to ass. Sidestepping the whole Chris Finch lit a fire and possibly turned Minnesota's season around when he called the refs bozos.

The bad news was that they lost Julius Randle to right groin soreness. The good news was that Minnesota's young guys gave the team everything it needed in a 138-113 blowout win over the Utah Jazz at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.

Minnesota Timberwolves HC Chris Finch was on one on Wednesday. The fifth-year veteran coach earned his first-ever career ejection in a game that saw the Timberwolves defeat the Phoenix Suns 121-113.

What did Chris Finch do or say to pick up a second technical foul and get tossed in Phoenix? Apparently, the Timberwolves' head coach called the officiating crew "bozos" under his breath, which is what led to his first career ejection.

Apparently, Finch came into the day hot. His emotion was a carryover from one heck of a film session he had with the team Wednesday. “He woke up choosing violence,” said Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who had a season high 23 points.

It sucks,” Randle said. “I guess we’ll never know what could’ve been. I think the more unfortunate part is everything was a build, a constant build — I feel like all our teams overachieved year

It sure looked easy for him and the Wolves on Thursday night against one of the worst teams in the NBA. With no Mike Conley or Donte DiVincenzo, Dillingham played 23 minutes and had career highs in points (19) and assists (8), making 8 of 11 shots and 3 of 5 threes in Minnesota's 138-113 romp over the Utah Jazz.

Luka Garza experienced a little déjà vu Thursday. Whenever the Timberwolves have come to the Delta Center in Utah over the last three seasons, the team has needed Garza to contribute in a major way. “Seems like something about this building,

The 23-year-old was all over the floor on both ends, delivering a masterful performance in a high-intensity, high-stakes bout.

All week Timberwolves coach Chris Finch has put his team on alert that its “mess around period” of the season is over. It’s why Finch was so hot after a win over Atlanta on Monday that didn’t live up to the Wolves’ standards.