Tom Thibodeau | New York Knicks Postgame Press Conference | February 22nd, 2024

Tom Thibodeau | New York Knicks Postgame Press Conference | February 22nd, 2024

No lead save in the NBA 26 point lead cut to six what the team need to do to get to get yeah we knew they’d make a run you know so you got to respond uh you know I thought our our turnovers hurt us uh but I I like the

Way we fought back and the forth I thought uh you know we got some good performances in the first half from our bench bogy came in gave us a big lift I thought Josh was terrific uh start to finish Dante hit some very timely threes uh presses was terrific um and then the

Group uh Deuces defense was a big factor uh in the fourth and just you know jayen uh you know the 12 assists you know he didn’t have his rhythm offensively shooting the ball but made a lot of good plays just find a way to win and that’s

What we got to do we got to scratch him out right now well you know like I think we say it all the time you know the defense was good you know like low field goal percentage you know held their their scoring down uh the rebounding was good

Where a plus there uh we got away with the turnover thing we got to you know cut that down but when they were going against our set defense it was it was pretty good and when you do that you’ll be in position to win regardless of who

You have out there and so um we know if we do those three things we’ll be in position to win and if we share the ball uh and make plays for each other uh the game becomes easy and and we’ll find a rhythm and and I thought that’s what we

Did I thought you know Jaylen got going with the pass he found Dante a couple times late we we got those threes and we needed them uh but Joshua’s overall hustle was huge for us throughout the game the left that boy gave you um off the first half especially how crucial

Was that for you guys yeah was huge it gave us a big cushion and I thought uh he in Al gave us a good lift as well but uh bogy shots opened up the floor for us and then I and I think that that that

Was a a big factor in building that lead uh and you know we and we know right now we’re under man so we got we have to make the threes I think we made 15 threes um so and you Dante made four vogi made five or six you know but

The I thought dant were really timely late um and that’s huge for us J yeah well I think when he gets trapped you know like we got to work on you know don’t fight the Trap just get the ball out get to the second pass and we’ll get

A good shot from that we can generate offense off of that so uh you know that’s the way we have to play and uh that’s the responsibility of a primary score when the second Defender comes let the game tell you what to do hit the

Open man and then you know some of our reads could have been better and it’s probably to be expected a little bit coming off the break uh the timing’s not quite there and so um they were collapsing the perimeter was open so we have to read that a little bit

Better it’s high too yeah yeah it’s he’s a gifted scorer he’s got you know we saw the post up too you know you know he can get it off quick and you can put it on the floor so if you close hard to him he can put it and he has different

Finishes at the basket so um he he scores a lot of different ways and I think that’s uh that’s a a big asset for us and you can play them uh at small forward or power forward so we we needed more spacing when we went when they went

To the double teaming uh you know we didn’t go with the two bigs we added the shooting to the floor and then uh and the playmaking and that’s what what Josh gives you is you can you know run offense through him and keep uh jayen on the back side

Was huge like and and the thing is they were small and quick right so the the tempo of the game was changing so we we wanted to get his feet onto the floor uh just allows you to do a little more switching uh and and he’s he’s not

Afraid to mix it up underneath the basket to get to loose balls and you got a couple strips uh deflections and and I think that’s huge I don’t know us twoo ear to look at standings but we have the new guys next Sixers Pacers all bunched

Together how much of a swing game was this in terms of the standing well you know like the thing is coming out of the break you’re you’re heading down the stretch so there has to be urgency to this and so and regardless of you know every game counts the same so they’re

All very important and we can’t look past anybody uh and we’re we’re we’re on Demand right now our starting front court is not there so we know we got to play hard as hell and if we do that we’ll have a chance to win speaking ofcy

Do you like the way the team came out especially after the long layoff yeah I thought you know guys did a good job I think getting the lead you know you’re on the road uh playing from a lead I think is very important so I think us being ready was was critical thanks

Coach Thibodeau addresses the media after Knicks’ win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

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