A lot for Mike Brown’s plans to make use of Josh Hart in smaller spurts.
This was the workload Hart had turn into accustomed to under Brown’s predecessor, Tom Thibodeau.
And he rewarded Brown’s faith with a vintage performance, recording 19 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists in a season-high 40 minutes throughout the Knicks’ 118-109 Black Friday win over the Bucks at Madison Square Garden. He was a team-best plus-15.
“Josh, he’s a baller,” Brown said. “It doesn’t matter what you throw in front of him, he just goes and balls out. That’s what you’re keen on about him. He just gets it done in any role that you simply give him. He’s shown he can enable you to coming off the bench, he’s definitely shown he can enable you to as a starter. He’s playing high-level basketball.”
Entering the season, how Brown planned on using Hart represented one in every of the larger changes he had in mind. Hart began all 77 regular-season games he played in last yr under Thibodeau.
But Brown immediately didn’t shrink back from publicly proclaiming his intention to bring Hart off the bench.
Hart is a ball of energy, and Brown desired to best utilize that with smaller workloads, which he hoped would higher limit among the volatility that comes with Hart’s play style.
And for the primary 14 games he appeared on this season, Hart did come off the bench, averaging 26.0 minutes per game — way down from the NBA-high 37.6 minutes per game he averaged last yr.
But injuries to OG Anunoby (hamstring strain) and Landry Shamet (shoulder sprain) have forced Brown to change that plan. Hart began his third straight game Friday — and played over 33 minutes in each.
When Jalen Brunson was aggressively double-teamed within the fourth quarter, Hart played a vital role as a playmaker.
“I adore it,” Hart said. “That’s a position I’m extremely comfortable in. Normally, we get beauty when that happens.”
Mitchell Robinson got here off the bench for the second straight game — the one two times he’s done that this season.
He recorded six points and 7 rebounds.
All of his points got here during a key stretch within the second quarter, when the Knicks trailed by 11 points.
“I like what I’ve seen to date. Mitch has given us an ideal punch off the bench,” Brown said. “His ability, offensive rebounds, against starters or backups, is large for us. He has to maintain bringing that to the table. It just gives us a distinct look with our starting lineup after which gives us a distinct look after we go to Mitch.”
The Knicks’ rough 3-point defense continued, allowing the Bucks to shoot 44 percent (18-for-41) from deep.
A lot for Mike Brown’s plans to make use of Josh Hart in smaller spurts.
This was the workload Hart had turn into accustomed to under Brown’s predecessor, Tom Thibodeau.
And he rewarded Brown’s faith with a vintage performance, recording 19 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists in a season-high 40 minutes throughout the Knicks’ 118-109 Black Friday win over the Bucks at Madison Square Garden. He was a team-best plus-15.
“Josh, he’s a baller,” Brown said. “It doesn’t matter what you throw in front of him, he just goes and balls out. That’s what you’re keen on about him. He just gets it done in any role that you simply give him. He’s shown he can enable you to coming off the bench, he’s definitely shown he can enable you to as a starter. He’s playing high-level basketball.”
Entering the season, how Brown planned on using Hart represented one in every of the larger changes he had in mind. Hart began all 77 regular-season games he played in last yr under Thibodeau.
But Brown immediately didn’t shrink back from publicly proclaiming his intention to bring Hart off the bench.
Hart is a ball of energy, and Brown desired to best utilize that with smaller workloads, which he hoped would higher limit among the volatility that comes with Hart’s play style.
And for the primary 14 games he appeared on this season, Hart did come off the bench, averaging 26.0 minutes per game — way down from the NBA-high 37.6 minutes per game he averaged last yr.
But injuries to OG Anunoby (hamstring strain) and Landry Shamet (shoulder sprain) have forced Brown to change that plan. Hart began his third straight game Friday — and played over 33 minutes in each.
When Jalen Brunson was aggressively double-teamed within the fourth quarter, Hart played a vital role as a playmaker.
“I adore it,” Hart said. “That’s a position I’m extremely comfortable in. Normally, we get beauty when that happens.”
Mitchell Robinson got here off the bench for the second straight game — the one two times he’s done that this season.
He recorded six points and 7 rebounds.
All of his points got here during a key stretch within the second quarter, when the Knicks trailed by 11 points.
“I like what I’ve seen to date. Mitch has given us an ideal punch off the bench,” Brown said. “His ability, offensive rebounds, against starters or backups, is large for us. He has to maintain bringing that to the table. It just gives us a distinct look with our starting lineup after which gives us a distinct look after we go to Mitch.”
The Knicks’ rough 3-point defense continued, allowing the Bucks to shoot 44 percent (18-for-41) from deep.
