Knicks fans were thrilled that the club had beaten Indiana on Saturday and hit .500 at this point in the season.
But Tom Thibodeau saw no reason to celebrate.
“One game doesn’t mean more than another. They all count the same,” Thibodeau said when asked about the Knicks who rose to 17-17 after Saturday’s win. A lot of things. So we have to understand how important each day is, understand how important each practice is, we have to understand how important each possession is. And so if we want to fight for the things we say we want to fight for, there is a price to pay for it, and we have to do it. “