Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was skewered by Minnesota fans on social media Saturday for the lineups played in the second quarter and the start of the fourth in Minnesota’s loss to San Antonio.

Twice Rudy Gobert played with a bunch of reserves. Twice Minnesota lost those minutes badly. Each shift allowed the Spurs to wiggle their way back into a contest in which they were previously down bad.

Minnesota struggled to score when Gobert shared the floor with the likes of Kyle Anderson, Shake Milton and Jordan McLaughlin. What else is new? That’s been the case all season.

Scan Gobert’s two-man lineup pairings on NBA.com and you’ll see how, when the big is paired with another non-shooter, the offense struggles.

Lineups with Gobert and Jordan McLaughlin score an anemic 83.2 points per 100 possessions.

Lineups with Gobert and Shake Milton score a paltry 97.5 points per 100 possessions.

Lineups with Gobert and Kyle Anderson score just 106.6 points per 100 possessions.

Those are the three lowest two-man offensive ratings with Gobert on the Wolves roster.

The team’s true shooting percentages:

With Gobert and Milton: 49.6 percent.

With Gobert and McLaughlin: 43.7 percent.

Both numbers are abominable.

Last season proved the value of Gobert being paired with a true floor general. Without one, the offense couldn’t properly utilize Gobert. But when Mike Conley arrived, Gobert became a legitimate offensive asset for the Wolves.

But Conley is the rare point guard who is an excellent conductor of offense and also capable of providing the outside shooting necessary to space the floor.

Milton nor McLaughlin have hit the outside shot consistently enough this season to provide the same dynamic. So, when paired with the likes of Gobert and Anderson — two more non-shooters — there simply is no spacing on the floor. Congestion increases the likelihood of turnovers and decreases the chances of generating a good shot.

Minnesota can surround Gobert with another shooting in the starting five, even without Conley. Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels and Nickeil Alexander-Walker are all apt outside shooters. But what about when Towns and Edwards have to sit?

When Conley isn’t available, it’s likely Gobert will have to share minutes with Anderson and one of the team’s other backup guards like Milton or McLaughlin. And, yes, the numbers suggest they’ll struggle offensively in such stretches. That will remain true even if Troy Brown Jr. — a better shooter — replaces one of those guards in the rotation.

At that point, Minnesota’s options are to keep Conley healthy and available, stomach the bad stretches — as Finch and the Wolves have been forced to do in Conley’s absence of late — or for Tim Connelly to make a roster adjustment ahead of the trade deadline.

This is where it’d be helpful for Minnesota to acquire another guard like Apple Valley native Tyus Jones, who has the IQ to properly utilize Gobert offensively, and can also space the floor, as demonstrated by his 42 percent shooting from deep this season.

Because while the lineups Finch trotted out at various points weren’t desirable Saturday, there frankly aren’t many good alternatives.