If there's one thing we know about a Tom Thibodeau-coached team it's that he's going to play his starters a ton of minutes. He's been known to run with short rotations, relying heavily upon his starters to the point where there tends to be criticism about overworking his stars.

Stephen A. Smith backs Mikal Bridges after his concerns about Tom Thibodeau’s heavy minutes strategy for the Knicks starters.