Kirk Hinrich’s best game of the season provided coach Tom Thibodeau the platform to preach.

“The guy has been playing well all season,” Thibodeau said. “He has our second-highest plus-minus. You guys keep talking about what he’s not doing. All I see is a guy playing well. If you look at how he has shot over the last 10 games before this one, he was shooting 47 percent from 3. He’s doing a great job running our team. That’s what I know.”

Hinrich flirted with a triple double Friday night, finishing with 16 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in the 110-106 victory over the Knicks.

“I felt better,” Hinrich said. “I was moving better, aggressive. My shot has been going down. It just has been a matter of searching out my opportunities.”

via K.C. Johnson of The Chicago Tribune