Overview
- The league announced Sunday that Finch was fined for directing inappropriate language at officials and for failing to leave the court promptly after being tossed.
- Finch was ejected with 6:19 left in the first quarter after two technical fouls while protesting no-calls on sequences involving Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle.
- Assistants and team security restrained Finch before he exited to a loud ovation, according to multiple game reports.
- Minnesota beat the defending champions 112–107, and players credited the coach’s tirade with fueling the comeback as Edwards delivered key late plays.
- Finch later said he “wanted to make my point,” noting it was only his second career ejection, as the incident joined a recent run of coach-officiating flare-ups that included a fine for Ime Udoka and public criticism from Lakers coach JJ Redick.