Julius Randle #30 of the Knicks and Paul Millsap #4 of the Denver Nuggets fight for the ball in the first half at Madison Square Garden on January 10, 2021. Credit: Getty Images/Elsa
In the nearly empty Madison Square Garden, even from the farthest reaches of the stands and through the fake crowd noise, you could hear one thing above all else Sunday — the barking of Tom Thibodeau as he implored the Knicks to push harder.
But the coach’s effort on this night seemed more difficult than ever in the third quarter with the Knicks having little going for them.