Tom Thibodeau made some adjustments to his rotation on Sunday with the hopes of sparking his slumping staff.
Common reserves Cam Reddish and Derrick Rose didn’t play, though a part of the rationale for sitting Rose was as a result of it was the again finish of a back-to-back. He was obtainable. Reddish, although, was strictly about efficiency. He had struggled since coming back from a proper groin damage and discovering himself in a brand new function coming off the bench. He logged simply seven minutes on Saturday towards the Mavericks.
Thibodeau solely went 9 deep within the Knicks’ 92-81 win over the Cavaliers, and used second-year guard Miles McBride in Rose’s place. McBride performed nicely on the defensive finish in eight first-half minutes, and registered a plus-11 ranking.
Thibodeau had lower down his rotation to 9 at first of the latest five-game West Coast journey, however had just lately obtained again to 10 over the previous few video games.
A day later, Thibodeau was nonetheless sad with the Knicks’ incapacity to regulate the defensive glass Saturday. They allowed 14 offensive rebounds to the Mavericks resulting in 24 second-chance factors.
“The factor you could have to concentrate on, what’s happening within the recreation, so that they’re clearly taking a whole lot of 3s. The quantity of 3s, there’s a whole lot of lengthy rebounds,” Thibodeau stated. “So in case you’re operating in and the ball’s going over your head, your guards must be within the elbow space to chase down the lengthy rebounds. So, that was in all probability the largest factor, the response to the lengthy rebound led to [extra possessions for them]. So, that may be a concern.”
The Knicks have struggled all through the season controlling the defensive boards, tied with the Timberwolves for twenty sixth within the league in defensive rebounding proportion at 73.3 p.c. It has been significantly problematic of late.
Ryan Arcidacono (sprained left ankle) remained out. … The Cavs have been with out former Nets middle Jarrett Allen (again) and Dean Wade (shoulder). … Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor attended the sport.
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