Timberwolves coach Chris Finch made his way up the podium for his routine pregame media availability before quipping,"That was easy."Finch told reporters in Denver pregame that he will be behind the bench for Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal series between his Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets.
It was known that Finch would be in Denver for Game 1 of the second-round series, but the logistics leading into the game were still unclear. The goal was always to have Finch behind the Timberwolves bench, but it wasn't clear whether that would be possible considering his injury. But the Timberwolves will have Finch in the second row behind the bench with no one in front of him, meaning Minnesota won't have to figure out an alternate way that would allow him to coach.
Finch suffered a torn patellar tendon in his right knee during the Timberwolves' Game 4 win over the Phoenix Suns when Mike Conley ran into him as he ran down the sideline and was bumped by Suns guard Devin Booker. The Timberwolves swept the Suns 4-0 to advance to the second round.
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