Chris Finch Bluntly Calls Out Victor Wembanyama for Goaltending on Spurs Superstar’s Record-Breaking Night

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Chris Finch Bluntly Calls Out Victor Wembanyama for Goaltending on Spurs Superstar’s Record-Breaking Night

Chris Finch Bluntly Calls Out Victor Wembanyama for Goaltending on Spurs Superstar’s Record-Breaking Night

In the final game of the Round 1 series against the Blazers, Victor Wembanyama had 6 blocks. The unanimous DPOY picked right where he left off and created playoff history with 12 blocks against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Chris Finch Bluntly Calls Out Victor Wembanyama for Goaltending on Spurs Superstar’s Record-Breaking Night

In the final game of the Round 1 series against the Blazers, Victor Wembanyama had 6 blocks. The unanimous DPOY picked right where he left off and created playoff history with 12 blocks against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Victor Wembanyama is already rewriting the NBA playoff record books, but not everyone is celebrating—especially not Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch. On a historic night where the Spurs' superstar center shattered Tim Duncan's franchise record for most blocks in a playoff game, Finch made it clear he wasn't impressed with the officiating.

After San Antonio's Game 1 victory, Wembanyama finished with an astonishing 12 blocks, building on his Round 1 performance against the Blazers where he logged 6 swats. The unanimous Defensive Player of the Year wasted no time reminding everyone why he earned that title. But for Finch, the stat sheet told only part of the story.

"He had a lot of blocks. He had a couple uncalled goaltendings too," Finch told reporters. "Those are valuable points we'd like to have back." The Wolves coach acknowledged his team adjusted in the second half with better spacing and ball movement, but the damage was done. Wembanyama was held to just 11 points, yet his defensive impact proved far more decisive.

Longtime NBA reporter Tom Azarly highlighted three questionable plays on social media: "A good block – An uncalled goaltend – An uncalled foul." On one sequence, Wembanyama appeared to make contact with Rudy Gobert's arm before the block. Later, a potential goaltend on a Julius Randle drive went uncalled, with the ball clearly on its downward trajectory. By halftime, Wembanyama already had 7 blocks. By the end of the third quarter, he reached 10—breaking Duncan's Spurs playoff record. Two more rejections later, he made history for the most blocks in any playoff game, period.

Fans on social media erupted, with many echoing Finch's frustrations. The missed calls didn't stop Wembanyama from dominating, but they left the Timberwolves wondering what might have been. For a player already being compared to the greatest defenders in NBA history, this performance only added to the legend—even if it came with a side of controversy.

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