Game Preview: Knicks at Bulls- 12/14/22

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty ImagesWhat a difference four games can make. The New York Knicks (14-13) are riding high after winning a season-best four in a row. Since Tom Thibodeau reduced his rotation to nine players and unleashed Deuce McBride with the second unit, New York has climbed to sixth place in the Eastern Conference and assembled the ninth-best defense in the league.

Like many, I rode the “Fire Thibs” choo-choo before the recent turnaround. Has New York’s success left soot on my face? Nope. If our collective grumbling helped to apply enough heat to Thibodeau’s seat that he finally made positive changes, then all those articles calling for his job were justified. And if his…