After getting thoroughly outclassed by the Detroit Pistons just a couple of days earlier, the New York Knicks looked like they were well on their way to a Defcon 1 loss at the hands of the Houston Rockets Saturday night. They won instead. Because they erased an 18-point deficit. And because just about everyone contributed during a 33-13 closeout run. But also because Mike Brown had Mikal Bridges, Josh Hart, and Mitchell Robinson all on the bench during crunch time.
With about 5:04 remaining in the fourth quarter, New York’s head coach subbed in Jose Alvarado for Bridges.