It was the defining decision of Tuesday’s 106-103 Knicks defeat to the Pistons, confounding as it unfolded and explained afterwards by Tom Thibodeau as, simply, “coach’s decision.”

The No. 3 seed New York Knicks hold a 3-1 series lead over the No. 6 seed Detroit Pistons heading into Tuesday night's Game 5 matchup at Madison Square Garden. After splitting the first two games of the series in New York,

The New York Knicks lost 106-103 to the Detroit Pistons in Game 5 of Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs. Knicks Coach Tom Thibodeau sat Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart during the last 3 minutes of the game, and the Knicks only scored 2 points in that