New York hosted the Nets and barely edged them, 124-122, inside Madison Square Garden in the first meeting between both teams this season.
With the second round of the fight coming Sunday, it was all about Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges on Friday. Contrary to Mike Tyson upsetting audiences worldwide, JB and MB made us all enjoy the final hours before the weekend proper.
Here’s what a very mad Coach Thibs and some other Knickerbockers (and Swamp Dragons) said before and after defeating the Nets.
Tom Thibodeau was asked what he saw on the OG Anunoby-Dorian Finney-Smith double technical and the officiating tonight:
"I see what's going on and I don't like it.