The New York Knicks entered the season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers down two key rotation pieces. Mitchell Robinson (load management) and Josh Hart (back) both sat the game out while they rest their injuries.

Knicks’ Mike Brown uses 11 players in season opener

Therefore, it became next man up off rip for New York, a big test for head coach Mike Brown in his regular season Knicks debut. Brown wasted no time getting a good look at everyone, as he wound up playing 11 different guys for solid stretches of time in the season opener.

Additionally, only one starter played more than 34 minutes, which was OG Anunoby, at 38 minutes. Five of the six bench players who played also played at least 10 minutes, including 14 each from Tyler Kolek and Landry Shamet, who were both uncertain to b

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