GREENBURGH, N.Y. — It was out of character for Taj Gibson to explode Thursday night, when he picked up a pair of technical fouls and was ejected by official Ben Taylor less than four minutes after entering the game.
He is sure it won’t happen again — and it had better not, with Nikola Jokic (25.7 points, 13.8 rebounds, 6.4 assists per game) and the Denver Nuggets visiting Madison Square Garden on Saturday afternoon.
Gibson’s quick hook was particularly costly to the Knicks in their 119-115 loss to the Bulls on Thursday because Nerlens Noel was sidelined with a sore right knee, Jericho Sims was sidelined with a non-COVID-19 illness and Mitchell Robinson was struggling through his own issues — recovering from a stomach bug, then taking a blow to the stomach early in the game while he continues to work his way into shape.