So much for Mike Brown’s plans to use Josh Hart in smaller spurts.

This was the workload Hart had become accustomed to under Brown’s predecessor, Tom Thibodeau.

And he rewarded Brown’s faith with a vintage performance, recording 19 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists in a season-high 40 minutes during 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 love about him. He just gets it done in any role that you give him. He’s shown he can help you coming off the bench, he’s definitely shown he can help you as a starter. He’s playing high-level basketball.”

Josh Hart celebrates after a Jalen Brunson buck

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