Timberwolves coach Chris Finch is injured by his own player after brutal collision with Mike Conley... as concerned players surround 54-year-old before he limps away late on in playoff win vs the Suns

Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch hobbled out of their NBA playoff win over the Phoenix Suns after a brutal collision with his own player late in the fourth quarter. 

With just a few minutes to play in Phoenix, Finch was sent tumbling to the ground when Timberwolves star Mike Conley evaded a challenge from Suns' Devin Booker and moved towards the sideline before hitting into his coach.

The 54-year-old fell instantly and looked in visible pain as Conley tried to help him back up, only for both sets of players to form a circle around him as he remained on the floor in some discomfort.

After a few minutes Finch eventually returned to his feet and limped out of the arena with an injury to his lower leg, which is now being assessed by Minnesota's medical team.

According to The Athletic's Shams Charania, there are fears that he suffered a torn patellar tendon in his knee as a result of the collision with Conley. 

Assistant coach Micah Nori directed the team for the final 1:41. Nori said Finch was in the medical room getting checked out and that the team went down to see him after the game.

'He's obviously in good spirits and so are the guys,' Nori said.

Finch's Timberwolves were leading by four points with less than two minutes remaining at the time of the collision, and they eventually held on for a 122-116 win to seal a sweep over the Suns and advance to the Conference Semifinals.

Phoenix is the first team to be dumped out of this season's NBA playoffs after suffering a 4-0 whitewash at the hands of Minnesota, who stormed into the next round thanks to Anthony Edwards' 40-point heroics.

Edwards scored 31 of his points in the second half and finished 13 of 23 from the field, including 7 of 13 from 3-point range. Continuing his ascent into superstardom, the 22-year-old threw down a powerful, one-handed jam to give Minnesota a 115-111 lead with 2:14 left.