Josh Hart credits hefty regular-season workload with preparing Knicks for playoff grind
NY Post
The Minutes Police aren’t going to like this.
After leading the NBA in total minutes since February, Josh Hart was the shining example of energy and conditioning through the opening four games of the Knicks’ series against the Sixers.
He credited the extra grind of the regular season with preparing not only himself, but also his Knicks teammates who were supposedly being worn down all season by Tom Thibodeau.
“It’s always funny because you see especially now during the playoffs, everybody is playing 40 minutes. Some people can’t do it,” Hart said. “Some people go from 34 to 41 and they don’t have the energy.
“It’s something we’ve had to deal with throughout the whole season.”
Hart entered Tuesday’s Game 5 averaging a series-high 44.7 minutes as Thibodeau cut his rotation to seven or eight players. Most impressively, Hart was a force off the glass in fourth quarters, averaging 3.5 boards in those final 12 minutes — including 1.5 offensive rebounds.
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