Mike Brown was courted and eventually signed by the New York Knicks as the man tasked with taking the team over the hump and delivering that long-awaited champi

There wasn’t much of a sample size last year. Only 13 games and 47 minutes during the regular season. Only 18 games and 366 minutes in the postseason.

It’s the latest in a string of early preseason setbacks for Hart, who entered Knicks training camp with a splint on his right ring finger.

The New York Knicks' deeper reserves allowed them to post a victory in their unofficial return to Madison Square Garden.

Mikal Bridges knew people thought he produced a strong postseason. That he finally combined the flashes of offensive potential and the spurts of lockdown defense, creating vintage Knicks moments — the steal in Game 1 of the Celtics series, the block in Game 2 — that became expected given his price tag.

Joel Embiid, Paul George, Jared McCain, Quentin Grimes, Trendon Watford and Kyle Lowry were all unavailable for the Sixers. The offense was yet again led by Tyrese Maxey (16 points) and VJ Edgecombe (eight points). The Knicks were unsurprisingly led by All-Star guard Jalen Brunson (14 points).

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