Overview
- He played 23 restricted minutes in his first game since a Nov. 14 left hamstring strain, finishing with 11 points in the blowout.
- New York opened on a 23-0 run, the largest to start a game since detailed play-by-play has been tracked, and cruised at Madison Square Garden.
- Brown kept Josh Hart in the starting five and shifted Miles McBride back to the bench as the rotation reset around Anunoby’s return.
- The Knicks went 6-3 without Anunoby, with Hart and McBride stepping into larger roles, and the coach has emphasized not rushing his ramp-up.
- Brown said he hoped to reach 25-26 minutes but stuck to about 23 given the score, and Anunoby said he felt good and needs game reps for conditioning.