Tom Thibodeau benches hot shooting RJ Barrett in final 7 minutes of Knicks’ Game 2 win
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In Game 5 against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Thibodeau benched All-Star forward Julius Randle the entire fourth quarter, riding a unit that gave the Knicks life to an 11- point series-clinching victory. And in Game 2 of his Knicks’ second-round playoff series against the Miami Heat at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, the head coach made an even bigger call.