Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni confirmed that Chauncey Billups will not play in Game 2 of New York’s first-round series against the Celtics in Boston. Toney Douglas will start in his place.
“He’s day-to-day, but we’ll figure it out,” D’Antoni said. “I’ve got total confidence in Toney. We won’t change a whole lot.”
D’Antoni was then asked how Douglas might run plays differently than Billups.
“Toney is a little bit of a jitterbug out there.”
He left late in Game 1 on Sunday night when his knee buckled in the fourth quarter.
Game 3 will be Friday night at Madison Square Garden.