We fans came into this season hoping to see our youngsters play heavy minutes. But sometimes the young guns misfire, and a head coach has to call in the wily vets — and Mitchell Robinson — to get things done. That’s what Tom Thibodeau did on Wednesday night, and it paid off handsomely in a thrilling 112-100 win over the Utah Jazz. RJ Barrett struggled throughout, and Immanuel Quickley only played a few first-half minutes, but the rest of the Knicks — rolling a 7-man rotation, mind you — got the job done.
The Jazz looked likely to thoroughly outclass our beloved ‘Bockers in the opening half, but a late surge by the Knicks kept the deficit at 12.