Timberwolves complained to the league about Gobert G1 being unfairly punished, Finch: Warriors player deliberately hit him

May 8th News Earlier, Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch said they had complained to the league about the penalty for the first game of the Western Conference semi-finals.

Finch mentioned that the team submitted multiple video clips to the league office, which showed Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert suffering from serious physical confrontation, but the referee did not make any calls.

Earlier, after the team's training, Finch said: "When they grab defensive rebounds, they have many fouls against Gobert, such as pushing, pulling, confronting, and even wrestling, which can be seen everywhere. We submitted these clips to the league. In fact, I can't think of a player of Gobert's level being allowed to be physically violated. So we have to deal with this in some way."

In yesterday's game, the Timberwolves were clearly at a disadvantage in the rebounding competition and were suppressed by their opponents 51-41. Gobert only grabbed 11 rebounds, which is a significant decline compared to his 24 rebounds when he eliminated the Lakers in Game 5 of the first round.

Finch specifically pointed out a scene that was unacceptable to him: in the second quarter, Warriors defender Brandin Pozimsky "apparently caught Gobert first", but the foul was called Gobert trying to break free from the opponent's pull.

"Of course we'll 're asking for justice with our own hands' if we can' - it's a physical sport after all - but seriously, you have to look at these clips," Finch said. "They're basically just going to hit Gobert." In the first game, the Timberwolves were 21 fouls, while the Warriors had 18 (but the Timberwolves had more free throws, 17-15).

In addition, according to Timberwolves guard Donte Divinchenzo, after the first game video class, Finch pointed out that all players are responsible for yesterday's defeat and cannot blame all the problems on the referee.

"They play harder than us, and they are more physically confrontational," McDaniels said. "They push us or something, but if the referee doesn't swear, it's not a foul. We can only continue playing and don't care about the referee."