Immanuel Quickley, Miles McBride and Quentin Grimes logged extensive minutes throughout the Knicks’ 1-2 swing through the Texas triangle.
“[Brunson is] getting better,” Thibodeau said. “To me, with those type of injuries, he does more and more each day. You talk to Jalen and you talk to the medical and when it’s time it’s time… We don’t want anyone out there injured. [If] you can’t go, we’ve got more than enough on the bench.”
Grimes averaged 40.3 minutes over the three Texas games, while Quickley and McBride were on the court far more than usual with Brunson and Barrett unavailable. “I think it’ll be super-beneficial for them down the stretch to play those minutes, play in those big spots,” said Julius Randle, who averaged 35.0 points and 13.7 rebounds in the three games. … “It’ll be great for them,”
While Quickley shot only 35.6 percent from the field in the three games, he averaged 25.3 points and 9.7 assists in an extended opportunity to run the offense, including career bests of 15 assists in Dallas and 36 points in San Antonio. “So it wasn’t what he did for himself, it’s what he did for the team that impacted the game in the way that he did that was so valuable for us. I thought his all-around play was very good.”
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