NEW YORK — It was fitting from Tom Thibodeau, though probably unintentional, to bring up the 90s Knicks just before a big Miami Heat game.
In previous years David Fizdale, a practitioner of waxing poetic, frequently mentioned the old rivalry to touch the sweet spot of Knicks fans — nostalgia. But no matter how much Fizdale talked, the former Knicks coach couldn’t bring any relevance to his games against the Heat.
Now they mean something again.