Timberwolves coach Chris Finch wanted Edwards to catch the ball in the backcourt, giving him more of a running start toward the rim after he had taken 18 free throws in a rugged afternoon in FedExForum. But that was far too easy for the Grizzlies to cut off, which has been the problem for the Wolves this season.

With four and a half minutes remaining in Monday's game against the Grizzlies, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch took rookie Rob Dillingham off the floor and put starting point guard Mike Conley back in. The Wolves led 100-95 at the time.

The Minnesota Timberwolves furthered their reputation as the NBA's worst clutch team in a heartbreaking 108-106 loss to the Grizzlies on Monday.

Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch is asking for more production from center Rudy Gobert ahead of the team's matchup against the host Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.Gobert managed just four po

The Minnesota Timberwolves led the Memphis Grizzlies 125-121 with 1 minute ... the lead after that with 18.1 seconds remaining. Chris Finch called a timeout to advance the ball, and Randle ...

The Wolves (20-18) didn't do themselves any favors with 19 turnovers. Between Memphis' dominance on the glass and Minnesota's propensity to turn the ball over, the Grizzlies attempted 25 more shots than the Wolves.

And those situations are developing a theme. Anthony Edwards was a clutch-time hero for the Wolves in the early stages of the campaign. His tough shots carried the Wolves to a few remarkable victories. But that well has largely run dry, as evidenced by the air ball he threw up over multiple Grizzlies defenders at the horn in Memphis.

Rob Dillingham checked out of the Timberwolves’ 108-106 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies with 4 minutes, 29 seconds remaining and the Wolves ahead by five Monday afternoon. The rookie guard said he was tired after playing nearly all of the previous 11 minutes of game time without much of a break.

MINNEAPOLIS — Ja Morant made a tiebreaking jumper with 18 seconds left, Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 33 points and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Minnesota ... Minnesota is now 3-1 since coach Chris Finch made the lineup switch. Minnesota had the ball ...

Josh Minott reflected on his Memphis basketball career and talked about some of his favorite moments after Monday's Timberwolves-Grizzlies game.

The Timberwolves led by nine in the fourth quarter in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee, and were up 95-90 after Anthony Edwards canned a jumper with 4:30 to play. But Memphis stormed back to seize control via an 11-0 run over the ensuing 2:10 to go up six.

MINNEAPOLIS – Ja Morant made a tiebreaking jumper with 18 seconds left, Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 33 points and the Memphis Grizzlies ... is now 3-1 since coach Chris Finch made the lineup ...