Mike Brown wanted Friday’s preseason finale against the Charlotte Hornets to be a dress rehearsal — one final tune-up before opening night.

Instead, it became another reminder of how little time his full rotation has actually spent together.

The Knicks ruled starting center Mitchell Robinson out for load management and held Josh Hart, Karl-Anthony Towns , and OG Anunoby out for precautionary reasons. On paper, it’s October maintenance. In reality, it’s four starters or key rotation pieces missing valuable reps in a new system less than a week before the regular season begins on Oct. 22 against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

And for a team talking championship aspirations, that’s hardly ideal.

Hart hasn’t played since the preseason opener in Abu Dhabi, where he logged just seven minutes

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