NEW YORK — A famous phrase in the NBA, repeated by coaches and players alike, ‘it’s not who starts the game, it’s who finishes.’
And right now, RJ Barrett’s status as one of the Knicks' closers is in flux.
Coach Tom Thibodeau clearly trusts Josh Hart as the defensive-minded wing, playing the newcomer a team-high in fourth-quarter minutes since his arrival at the trade deadline before Saturday night against the Pelicans.