If you told Knicks fans before the season that Tom Thibodeau would be playing Julius Randle, Reggie Bullock, and RJ Barrett over 40 minutes in a random regular season game as their non-RJ first-round picks since 2018 combined for 19 total minutes, they would probably assume the worst.
Instead, it was a thrilling and historic night for this year’s Knicks and their fans as they improved to 30-27 with their fifth straight win in a convincing 117-109 victory against the Dallas Mavericks.
It was their first time with five consecutive victories since 2014, when Cole Aldrich was their starting center.