Knicks forward Julius Randle drives the ball against Sacramento Kings forward Chimezie Metu in the first half of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
There is no line of questioning that Tom Thibodeau is less likely to answer than about staring down a harsh stretch of the upcoming schedule for the Knicks. Instead, he will say that the only game that matters is the one in front of the team.
So Thibodeau would not look back at the three-game losing streak the Knicks brought into Madison Square Garden on Monday night or at the next game against a streaking Memphis Grizzlies squad before heading out on an imposing five-game West Coast trip — which just happens to overlap the NBA’s trade deadline.