MIAMI — The first thing Derrick Rose did in his second stint with the New York Knicks was start handing out assists.
And that was before he even played.
Rose made his second Knicks debut Tuesday night in Miami, scoring 14 points in 20 minutes in New York’s 98-96 loss to the Heat. He hadn’t even gone through practice with the team yet but it’s not like he didn’t know the plays; this is his third go-round with Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau, after they were together in Chicago and Minnesota.
“It’s obviously someone that I’m familiar with and we’ve been through a lot of things together,” Thibodeau said.