Chris Finch knows exactly what he's doing. The Minnesota Timberwolves wouldn't be several steps from a second consecutive appearance in the Western Conference Finals if their head coach didn't know how to pull the right strings.

At Timberwolves practice on Wednesday, the team held a film session, typical times of blunt assessments of how the team performed — no sugarcoating, no dancing around the main issues. That was especially true after the Wolves underwhelmed in a 99-88 loss to the Warriors in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series Tuesday at Target Center.

Steve Kerr responds to Chris Finch's complaints during the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves playoff series.