Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was ejected from Wednesday night's game against the Phoenix Suns at the Footprint Center in Phoenix after picking up his second technical foul of the game during the third quarter.

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.

Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was ejected after his second technical foul during the third quarter of Wednesday's game against the Suns.

Finch does not believe there's any urgency from the Wolves front office to make a move before the Feb. 6 deadline.

The Hawks (22-24) were without Trae Young, Dyson Daniels, Jalen Johnson and Larry Nance Jr. Still, they found themselves going toe-to-toe with the Wolves (25-21), who turned it over 18 times and gave up 21 second-chance points.

A remarkable recent growth in offensive efficiency exhibited by Ant, Naz and McDaniels offers hope for the season.

Host Michael Rand was going to tease Wolves fans again for turning their noses up at victory, but then it turned out that head coach Chris Finch felt the same way about Minnesota’s 100-92 victory over a short-handed Atlanta squad.

The Phoenix Suns (24-21) play the final of their homestand against the Minnesota Timberwolves (25-21) on Wednesday.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have a battle against Phoenix tonight in the Valley of the Sun at 8:00 p.m.

The Suns led by as many as 12 points after the midway point in the first half, but were unable to sustain their advantage. The T-Wolves were down two, 72-70, when their head coach, Chris Finch, was ejected after receiving a second technical with 5:07 left in the third quarter.

The Hawks were playing without Trae Young, so it should've been an easy victory. Instead, a poor second half of basketball by Minnesota caused the game to be closer than expected. After the game, Wolves coach Chris Finch expressed his frustrations with the group and called out their second half effort.

Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards had to be the middle man after head coach Chris Finch got ejected against the Suns.