If there's one thing we know about a Tom Thibodeau-coached team it's that he's going to play his starters a ton of minutes. He's been known to run with short rotations, relying heavily upon his starters to the point where there tends to be criticism about overworking his stars.

Things started awkwardly between the Knicks starter and coach, and then ended with Bridges hitting the game-winner in overtime vs. Portland.

If any New York Knick has earned some PTO, it's Mikal Bridges, and it sounds like he's angling to use it. The NBA's active iron man called for the Knicks' reserves to get their on-floor due in a report from Stefan Bondy of the New York Post,