MIAMI — The Knicks want to take more threes.

It’s part of the pace and space identity Mike Brown is establishing as Tom Thibodeau’s replacement as head coach, something Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra noticed as a key difference between the Knicks of old and the Knicks of new.

“There’s some schematic changes, playing faster a little bit, but they’re a well-schooled team,” Spoelstra said ahead of tipoff on Sunday. “They have veteran players, they’ve won a lot of games, they’ve won a lot of playoff games. You have to respect that. You just can’t respect it too much.”

The Knicks attempted 40 3s in the season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers and 45 two nights later against the Boston Celtics . They took 28 more in the first half alone against the Heat at the Kaseya Center on Sunday

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