INDIANAPOLIS — Tom Thibodeau is generally so proof against changes in his starting lineup and rotations.
Was it a little bit of desperation?
A stroke of genius?
Either way, it worked.
Greater than worked, it helped spark the Knicks comeback of their 106-100 Game 3 win over the Pacers Sunday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
He gave Delon Wright his first real minutes of the postseason — ahead of Cam Payne, who is generally ahead of him within the rotation. Payne didn’t play consequently.
Thibodeau also gave Landry Shamet his first meaningful minutes of the postseason, utilizing a nine-man rotation.
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Thibodeau had previously only played eight, or at times seven, players for the reason that playoffs began.
They each were on the court for the last 1:39 of the third quarter and for the beginning of the fourth quarter, when the Knicks turned a 13-point deficit to a three-point deficit by the point each checked back out.
Wright finished with two points in 13 minutes.
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Shamet finished with three points in 11 minutes.
The boxscore may not show a serious impact, however it was apparent with the attention test.
They finished plus-2 and plus-12, respectively.
4 of the five Knicks starters finished within the negative, then again — all of them besides Karl-Anthony Towns.
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Their prolonged playing time was also because of Miles McBride’s early foul trouble.
He picked up two fouls in 10 seconds and three fouls in 1:22 (82 seconds) in the primary quarter.
McBride was scoreless entering the fourth quarter, but then added nine down the stretch.
He played pivotal fourth-quarter minutes after Jalen Brunson got into his own foul trouble.
Throughout his profession, Thibodeau has been criticized for not going to his bench.
But with the season just about on the road, Thibodeau’s use of his bench was pivotal.
INDIANAPOLIS — Tom Thibodeau is generally so proof against changes in his starting lineup and rotations.
Was it a little bit of desperation?
A stroke of genius?
Either way, it worked.
Greater than worked, it helped spark the Knicks comeback of their 106-100 Game 3 win over the Pacers Sunday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
He gave Delon Wright his first real minutes of the postseason — ahead of Cam Payne, who is generally ahead of him within the rotation. Payne didn’t play consequently.
Thibodeau also gave Landry Shamet his first meaningful minutes of the postseason, utilizing a nine-man rotation.
Charles Wenzelberg / Latest York Post
Thibodeau had previously only played eight, or at times seven, players for the reason that playoffs began.
They each were on the court for the last 1:39 of the third quarter and for the beginning of the fourth quarter, when the Knicks turned a 13-point deficit to a three-point deficit by the point each checked back out.
Wright finished with two points in 13 minutes.
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Sports+ subscribers: Join for Contained in the Knicks to get every day newsletter coverage and join Expert Take for insider texts concerning the series.
Shamet finished with three points in 11 minutes.
The boxscore may not show a serious impact, however it was apparent with the attention test.
They finished plus-2 and plus-12, respectively.
4 of the five Knicks starters finished within the negative, then again — all of them besides Karl-Anthony Towns.
Charles Wenzelberg / Latest York Post
Their prolonged playing time was also because of Miles McBride’s early foul trouble.
He picked up two fouls in 10 seconds and three fouls in 1:22 (82 seconds) in the primary quarter.
McBride was scoreless entering the fourth quarter, but then added nine down the stretch.
He played pivotal fourth-quarter minutes after Jalen Brunson got into his own foul trouble.
Throughout his profession, Thibodeau has been criticized for not going to his bench.
But with the season just about on the road, Thibodeau’s use of his bench was pivotal.
