With Mitchell Robinson expected to be out in four to six weeks due to a fractured right hand, it’s worth watching how the Knicks manage center seat without him. Nerlens Noel kicked off on Saturday and played the first nine and a half minutes before Taj Gibson entered the game.
Tom Thibodeau had said the Knicks have some flexibility to use smaller formations, but either Noel or Gibson were on the pitch as the Knicks center for the entire game.