The New York Knicks have run with the same starting lineup for months, but there might be a change coming. Elfrid Payton‘s minutes have been decreasing for a while and he only played five minutes in Game 2. Tom Thibodeau told reporters he was “still undecided” on a starting lineup in his pregame press conference.
It’s hard to fault Thibs for holding his starters back from the media. That’s par for the course when it comes to gamesmanship in the playoffs.
Thibodeau made the switch to Derrick Rose to start the second half in place of Payton.