Knicks’ Immanuel Quickley seeing diminished playing time despite impressive play
NY Post
It was a good Immanuel Quickley game, which is to say Christmas Day was like most others around the Knicks.
The young guard was making a two-way impact, defending at a high level and living in the paint.
The Knicks had outscored the Bucks by 14 points in the 22 minutes Quickley was on the floor.
Yet, with 3:28 remaining and a 14-point lead, coach Tom Thibodeau replaced Quickley with RJ Barrett, who was enjoying his best game in weeks.
The Bucks scored eight of the game’s next 10 points, before the Knicks rallied to close out their first win over the Eastern Conference powerhouse in four tries.
“I thought RJ had a good game going in. So did Quick,” Thibodeau explained after the rousing victory. “And that group was going pretty good and I wanted a little more size in there.”
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