The term "trap game" is brought up often in sports, referring to a scenario where the superior team might not have the best chance at winning, even though they have the advantage. This could be due to the fact that the superior team is on the road or that they tend to play down to the competition they face.

On Saturday night, it seemed like it was a trap game situation for the Minnesota Timberwolves, traveling to face an inferior Memphis Grizzlies team that was without top players Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. Regardless, the Timberwolves were up just nine points at halftime, but turned it up after some motivation.

With the Timberwolves having a healthy rotation on Saturday, they simply weren't dominating the Grizzlies as they should've been. Therefore, it was head coach Chris Finch who sparked the team's turnaround, helping motivate the team to a 131-114 victory.

After the game, Anthony Edwards revealed what Finch told the players.

"Nights like this, it's super hard to find the, not the why, but the energy to put behind it on every play... [Finch] not satisfied with that, and we shouldn't be either. He said something like, I'm not gonna let up on y'all," Edwards said.

The Timberwolves scored 72 of their 131 points in the second half, shooting 57.1% from the field and 56.3% from beyond the arc. Additionally, they controlled the glass, and Edwards dictated the second half with 13 free throw attempts.

"Because we coulda played the first 24 minutes hard as [expletive] and been up 30 points and, who knows, maybe not played the 2nd half. And I said, maybe we can shut his [expletive] up that way, if we just come out and play the way he wants us to play," Edwards added.

The Timberwolves might've walked away with a win, but Edwards was right; it was a game that, given the talent discrepancy, Minnesota should've had things all wrapped up by the end of the first half.

Luckily, the Timberwolves will face the Grizzlies again on Monday, with an opportunity to set the tone from the beginning and truly bury them before allowing them to have a chance. Playing down to opponents isn't uncommon for the Timberwolves, who have lost this season to Utah, Chicago, Brooklyn, and Sacramento.

With two straight Western Conference Finals appearances under their belt, the Timberwolves aren't going to get over the hump if they can't take advantage of situations that favor them immensely. The players appear to be there, but is the mental willpower there?