At issue was a brutal second half in which the Timberwolves were outscored 49-40 by the zombie Hawks, who were missing Trae Young, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels and Bogdan Bogdanović. The Wolves still needed to play Rudy Gobert 38 minutes, Anthony Edwards 35 and Mike Conley 31 to ensure they finished off the Hawks.

In another ugly night of basketball, the Minnesota Timberwolves were still able to defeat the Atlanta Hawks 100-92. The Hawks were playing without Trae Young, so it should've been an easy victory. Instead,

Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch blasted his players for their play in the second half against a short-handed Hawks team.