Podziemski came away from the game with a black eye, which appears to have come from an elbow as Gobert shed him in the post on the play above. Warriors coach Steve Kerr also took issue with the officiating so far in this year's playoffs.

In the eyes of Timberwolves coach Chris Finch, the Warriors are turning into a football team to try to stop Rudy Gobert - and they got away with it in Game 1. The Minnesota head coach unloaded on the referees and the Warriors defense on Wednesday,

Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch says he sent the NBA clips of Golden State Warriors players fouling Rudy Gobert on the boards during Tuesday's Game 1 of the 2025 Eastern Conference semifinals. "On defensive rebounding, they do a lot of fouling, holding, shoving, pushing, tackling Rudy. That's clear," Finch told reporters on Wednesday.