{"id":68945,"date":"2024-03-19T09:13:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T13:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=68945"},"modified":"2024-03-19T09:13:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T13:13:16","slug":"knicks-iron-man-plays-all-48-minutes-in-win-josh-hart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/03\/19\/knicks-iron-man-plays-all-48-minutes-in-win-josh-hart\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks\u2019 Iron Man Plays All 48 Minutes in Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/03\/14\/tom-thibodeaus-knicks-lineup-options\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Knicks<\/a> have dealt with a multitude of injuries. This has caused head coach Tom Thibodeau to play some of his healthy players more minutes than they are accustomed to. One of those players is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hartjo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Hart<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old played all 48 minutes in Monday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/game\/_\/gameId\/401585616\/knicks-warriors\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">119-112 victory over the Golden State Warriors<\/a>. He became the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statmuse.com\/nba\/ask\/nba-players-that-played-exactly-48-minutes-in-a-regulation-game\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first player<\/a> this season to not step off the court during game action.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Josh Hart just played all 48 minutes \ud83e\udd2f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vzWY60ljfY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/vzWY60ljfY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1769945123696087296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While he didn\u2019t shoot particularly well, Hart still made quite the impact in the win. He recorded his fifth triple-double of the season with 10 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. Prior to this season, he had zero career triple-doubles. The seven-year veteran now has five in his last 21 games.<\/p>\n<p>In the win, guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcbrimi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miles McBride<\/a>\u00a0sat out for just one minute of game action and scored a career-high 29 points.<\/p>\n<h2>Knicks\u2019 Iron Man Plays All 48 Minutes in Win<\/h2>\n<h3>Josh Hart has Been Playing Huge Minutes for Some Time<\/h3>\n<p>While last night was the first time Hart received no rest during play, he has been playing huge minutes of late. Since the All-Star break, Hart has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statmuse.com\/nba\/ask\/josh-hart-after-all-star-break-with-mpg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">averaged<\/a> 42.8 minutes in his 13 outings. In 11 of those 13 games, he played more than 40 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>While Hart hasn\u2019t averaged that over the course of the season, nobody has. The current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leagues\/NBA_2024_per_game.html#per_game_stats::mp_per_g\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">leader<\/a> in minutes per game is the Chicago Bulls\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/derozde01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DeMar DeRozan<\/a> at 37.7.<\/p>\n<p>More game action has been required of Hart and other Knicks players due to injuries others normally in the rotation have sustained.<\/p>\n<h3>Three Key Frontcourt Players Have Been Out For Some Time<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/anunoog01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OG Anunoby<\/a> returned after being out of action with an elbow ailment on March 12. He played three games, before sitting out Monday night due to a flare-up. He is expected to miss Wednesday\u2019s game against the Denver Nuggets and perhaps even longer. Anunoby had missed 18 straight outings before returning a week ago.<\/p>\n<p>Named an All-Star this season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/randlju01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Julius Randle<\/a> hasn\u2019t played for New York since January 29. The 29-year-old has now missed 22 straight games with a dislocated shoulder. It is unclear when, or if, he will return to the court.<\/p>\n<p>Center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/robinmi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mitchell Robinson<\/a> hasn\u2019t played for the Knicks since December 8. He has now missed 47 straight games after undergoing ankle surgery. Much like Randle, there really isn\u2019t a timetable for his return.<\/p>\n<h3>Hart and Knicks Battling For Playoff Positioning<\/h3>\n<p>Tom Thibodeau has been forced to play his favorites a ton of minutes as the team fights for playoff positioning in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n<p>A top-four seed is required to have home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. New York currently sits in fourth, but the Orlando Magic are just a game behind in fifth. The Knicks are also two games behind the Cleveland Cavaliers who are in third.<\/p>\n<p>So expect big minutes from<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/03\/18\/josh-hart-texted-former-nba-champion-to-join-new-york-knicks-kyle-lowry\/\" target=\"_self\">\u00a0Hart<\/a> and others to continue especially as some of their key players remain out. There are 14 games remaining in the regular season for the team to hopefully become closer to full strength for the postseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Knicks have dealt with a multitude of injuries. This has caused head coach Tom Thibodeau to play some of his healthy players more minutes than they are accustomed to. One of those players is Josh Hart. The 29-year-old played all 48 minutes in Monday\u2019s 119-112 victory over the Golden State Warriors. 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