New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau has gotten numerous warmth for the way his workforce’s season crashed and burned. On Sunday, Jalen Brunson made positive to protect his coach from any criticism.
The Knicks misplaced 130-109 in Sport 7 of their Japanese Convention semifinal sequence towards the Indiana Pacers at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis, N.Y.
The Knicks had already been coping with a number of accidents coming into Sunday’s contest. The Knicks’ well being hit its nadir throughout Sport 7.
OG Anunoby solely managed to play 5 minutes within the contest earlier than exiting on account of a hamstring challenge whereas Brunson – who had the very best utilization score of any participant within the second spherical – suffered a severe damage and didn’t end the sport.
Thibodeau seemingly strengthened his popularity as a coach who runs his gamers to the bottom. However throughout Brunson’s postgame information convention, the All-Star guard put his help fully behind the veteran coach.
“I feel [Tom Thibodeau] has the identical mindset we do as a workforce. Thibs is the rationale why now we have that mindset,” Brunson stated. “Thibs is the rationale why, night time in and night time out, we struggle to one of the best of our skills.”
“We don’t actually care what folks on the skin consider us. We don’t care what folks say — optimistic or detrimental,” he continued. “We go ahead with what we imagine is one of the best plan of action inside this constructing, contained in the group. … Gamers in that locker room have his again it doesn’t matter what.”
