Wemby Questioned by Wolves' Chris Finch for Goaltending After NBA Playoff-Record 12 Blocks in Game 1

Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said he felt Victor Wembanayama should have been called for goaltending on a third of the playoff-record 12 blocks he recorded as the San Antonio Spurs lost Monday night's opening game of the second round.

Finch said Tuesday the Wolves felt Wembanyama should have been called for at least four goaltends on those 12 blocks:

Finch had also questioned the officiating of Wembanyama immediately after the Wolves' Monday night win.

"He had a lot of blocks. He had a couple uncalled goaltendings, too," Finch said about Wembanyama around the 3:20 mark of his postgame press conference. "So, those are valuable points we'd like to have back."

Heading into Monday, only Andrew Bynum, Hakeem Olajuwon and Mark Eaton had recorded 10 blocks in a playoff game. Wembanyama surpassed that record by two in the Spurs' 104-102 Game 1 loss.

Mike Conley said Tuesday the Wolves would need to work on getting back quicker in order to beat Wembanayama to the rim.

"But even still, he's going to block everything," Conley said (h/t NBA reporter Dane Moore). "At some point we have to figure out how to get the ball to the corner, get the ball swung around a couple more times, and I think it will lead to easier opportunities for us.

"But we can't stop going to the rim. We have to continue to put pressure on him, and just hope he doesn't have 12 blocks again."

The Timberwolves found more success stifling Wembanyama on offense. He finished out the Spurs' loss with just 11 points after shooting 5-for-17 from the field and going 0-for-8 from deep.

Wembanyama said after the game he felt balancing out his offensive and defensive game would require balancing his energy.

"I have to my energy— used a lot of it on one side of the court, and on the other side, offensively, I used too much energy on things that didn't really help our team. So that's on me," Wembanyama said Monday night. "But first thing, I'll start by making some shots."

The Wolves will look to get past Wembanyama's rim defense, while Rudy Gobert and Julius Randle will continue being tasked with stifling him on the other end of the court, when Game 2 tips off Wednesday night at 9:30 p.m. ET in San Antonio.