Head coach Tom Thibodeau of the Knicks reacts to referee Phenizee Ransom #70 against the Atlanta Hawks during the second half at State Farm Arena on January 4, 2021 in Atlanta. Credit: Getty Images/Kevin C. Cox
When the Knicks finished off a four-game road trip with another win to push their record to 4-3 in the early season players began to talk about something special happening for the downtrodden franchise. Tom Thibodeau even managed a rare smile in a postgame news conference.
There are plenty of reasons to question just what this means with the opening weeks of the NBA season producing many chaotic results such as the Knicks’ 20-point win over Milwaukee, Cleveland’s blowout of the 76ers and a pair of games with 50-point deficits.