Chris Finch Rips Wolves For Hornets Loss: 'Immature... Totally Disrespected the Game'

Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch ripped his team Monday night for blowing an 18-point lead and spoiling a 62-point performance by Karl-Anthony Towns in a 128-125 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.

Speaking to reporters after the game, Finch called it an "absolute disgusting performance of defense and immature basketball," before adding:

"I mean there's lots of times when, just because you've scored two or three or four points in a row, or baskets in a row ... you know obviously we're going to try to feed a hot hand, look for a hot hand, but at some point we got to get back to making the right play, we got to get back to doing the right things."

Towns' 62 points set a new single-game record for the T-Wolves, breaking the previous record of 60, which was also held by Towns.

The 7-footer scored 44 of his points in the first half, but he went just 2-of-10 from the field in the fourth quarter, and Charlotte outscored Minnesota 36-18 in the final frame.

Overall, Towns went 21-of-35 from the floor, 10-of-15 from three-point range and 10-of-14 from the free-throw line.

While that type of showing would normally be enough to earn a victory, only two other Timberwolves players scored in double figures.

Also, the T-Wolves struggled to make stops down the stretch, and Charlotte shot 56.8 percent from the field during the game.

The Hornets had a more balanced attack with all of their starters scoring in double figures, lead by Miles Bridges' 28 points and Brandon Miller's 27 points.

Losing to Charlotte was shocking not only because of Towns' performance, but also because of the disparity between the two teams entering the game.

The Timberwolves have been one of the NBA's best teams this season, as their 30-13 record leads the Western Conference, while the Hornets are 13th in the Eastern Conference at 10-31.

Although it was a terrible loss for the T-Wolves, it could prove to be the wakeup call they needed to get back on track, buckle down and play strong basketball the rest of the way.

Minnesota will have a chance to bounce back Wednesday when it goes on the road to face the 7-35 Washington Wizards.