
Tom Thibodeau may have finally given up on crumbling Elfrid Payton
NY Post
One guarantee for Wednesday’s Game 2 is the Garden crowd will be 15,000 strong, frenzied and won’t be singing love songs to Hawks point guard Trae Young.
The uncertainty is which Knicks starting point guard Young will be looking to dominate. Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau was noncommittal Monday on whether bumbling Elfrid Payton will retain his starting job Wednesday against the Hawks after keeping the position all season.More Related News

Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.












