The Knicks came back from the break much healthier than they entered it and it showed as they visited the Sixers in Philadelphia on Thursday and came back home with a sound and solid win under their collective wing, 110-96.
New York saw three of their main supporters make their returns to the floor in Bojan Bogdanovic, Donte DiVincenzo, and (on a minute restriction) Isaiah Harteinstein and their presence proved to be key on a bad day at the office by NYK linchpin Jalen Brunson.
Here is what coach Tom Thibodeau and his pupils had to say before and after Thursday’s victory.