GREENBURGH, N.Y. — The standings and schedule can tell the Knicks that this season is essentially over, 5 1/2 games out of the final play-in spot in the Eastern Conference with just 14 games to play. But RJ Barrett, a disciple of head coach Tom Thibodeau, has no desire to ease up or slow down.
Barrett finished last season with the second-most minutes played in the NBA — behind his teammate, Julius Randle — and this season, his workload has been reduced, some due to injury and illness and a bit because of a slight drop in minutes per game from 34.