Cam Payne provides big Knicks spark as Tom Thibodeau expands rotation
NY Post
Cam Payne was a spark plug off the bench as Tom Thibodeau expanded his bench in Monday’s 119-100 victory over the Hawks.
Payne had 10 points in just 12 minutes, with his four-point play in the third quarter serving as key to the game-altering run.
Payne also picked up a technical foul during that sequence, which he explained to The Post.
“I’ve been praying to get that call for eight or nine games,” said Payne, who was fouled by a closing defender as he launched the trey. “[The official I said something to, Danielle Scott] saw the play but didn’t call it. Somebody else called it. And I was a little upset. I was fired up. I was like, ‘You were right there and you didn’t call it.’ I didn’t think I was going to get a tech for it. But she heard me. It was OK.”
In the first game of a back-to-back, Thibodeau moved his rotation from eight to nine.
Landry Shamet returned after consecutive DNPs, entering the game as the third sub before Payne. He finished with three points in 10 minutes.
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