Anthony Edwards' exchange with Chris Finch leaves Timberwolves fans confused

It was the definition of an ugly win for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night as they narrowly defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 94-88. With that being said, the end of the game gave us some fireworks as Anthony Edwards notched nine clutch-time points. The highlight, though, was Edwards hitting a heavily contested 3-pointer to put the Wolves up four, and turning back to Chris Finch, appearing to say, "That's what I do." 

While Edwards and Finch have a fantastic relationship, this exchange seemed to be somewhat heated, and something was clearly said beforehand. After the game, both Ant and Finch discussed this moment. 

"The play before, Finchy, when I took the mid-range over two (players), he was like, ' Pass the ball,' I just told him you don't want me to pass the ball, you want me to shoot it," Edwards said.

This quote and play are simply classic Edwards -- his confidence is unmatched, and his shot-making is otherworldly. However, Finch denied that he told Edwards not to shoot the mid-range shot. 

"No, I didn't tell him not to shoot the mid-range, that's not what was said," Finch noted in his postgame press conference. 

Edwards' and Finch's conflicting comments should leave fans confused

Ok, seriously, what the heck is going on? The exchange between Ant and Finch was strange enough as it is. At first, though, I was willing to chalk this up to Ant's superme confidence and thought nothing more of it -- but Finch's comments add another (odd) layer to this.

By all accounts, Edwards and Finch have an amazing relationship. After last Friday's game against the Dallas Mavericks, Ant repeatedly praised Finch for pushing him to work harder on defense. Furthermore, after Thursday's game, Edwards said that "Me and my coach got the best relationship ever." 

Nevertheless, when Ant claims Finch said one thing and Finch disputes this claim, that's not nothing. Perhaps this is Finch trying to keep matters "in-house," but Ant didn't turn around to talk to Finch for no reason. If he didn't say something about Ant's mid-range shot, what could he have possibly said? In all honesty, we may never know -- but it's a peculiar situation to say the least.

Given that Ant was constantly doubled in the clutch and fired up some bold shot attempts, it wouldn't have been unreasonable for Finch to tell him to pass the ball. The previous mid-range shot in question was ill-advised -- but Ant is the ultimate difficult shot-maker.

I'm not here to stir the pot and say the relationship between Edwards and Finch is damaged in a real way.

However, seeing a player turn to and yell at his coach after hitting a clutch shot is rare, and the postgame comments do little to add real clarity on what really happened. If another exchange like this happens, it could be time to start asking some real questions.