
Why Cam Payne crashed out of Knicks rotation as bench expanded
NY Post
Looking for a spark, Tom Thibodeau expanded his Knicks rotation the last two games.
But that meant Cam Payne went tumbling out of the mix.
Thibodeau gave Delon Wright and Landry Shamet their first significant minutes of the postseason in Games 3 and 4 on the Eastern Conference finals against the Pacers. Precious Achiuwa even got some playing time Tuesday night.
After playing in each of the Knicks’ first 14 postseason games while averaging 7.2 minutes, though, Payne collected DNPs in Games 3 and 4.

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.












