The Knicks were a trademark Tom Thibodeau team the last two seasons.
The opposition understood it would be involved in a physical battle at the Garden. It was a given. Referees understood they either had to allow some contact or blow the whistle on every play. The Knicks would crash the boards, protect the paint.
They had an identity.
Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) shoots against Washington Wizards forward Richaun Holmes. Noah K. Murray-NY PostAnd now they have to make a new one.
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