Mike Brown plans to increase the minutes for his starters when the Knicks host the Timberwolves on Thursday for their third preseason game, trying to get them time in the second half while continuing to ramp up workloads ahead of the opener Oct. 22 against the Cavaliers.

No Knicks starter played more than 18 minutes during either of the games last week in Abu Dhabi, with most logging 17 in each.

Mitchell Robinson played 18 and 13 in the first and second game, respectively, while Pacôme Dadiet filled in for an injured OG Anunoby during the first exhibition against the 76ers and collected 15.

“Getting closer to the season, getting closer to the real thing, we’re still preparing as well as we need to be,” Jalen Brunson said after practice Tuesday in Tarrytown. “So we’ll just continue with

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