Though the Knicks are currently in playoff position in an alleged rebuilding season, manager Tom Thibodeau was not interested in making a victory lap. “At the start of the season the goal was daily improvement,” he said before the game. “So it hasn’t changed. And of course there are some things we are doing well and some things we are not doing as we would like. But we want to stay focused on each game, on what exactly awaits us, building the right habits”.