
Obi Toppin’s surprise outing may spark new Knicks strategy
NY Post
ATLANTA — With Nerlens Noel still gimpy with a sprained ankle, Tom Thibodeau kept Taj Gibson as his starting center.
After Noel played an ineffective 14 minutes, Thibodeau tried a new look in the fourth quarter he hasn’t attempted in a long while — moving Julius Randle to center and keeping rookie lottery pick Obi Toppin in at power forward. It’s a small-ball alignment Thibodeau has talked about using but really never has.More Related News

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