Mike Brown picked the Knicks’ big lineup with Myles McBride out

MIAMI – Mike Brown is back in his big lineup for Game 3.

With Miles McBride unavailable for personal reasons — a league source said there has been a death in his family — Ariel Hochborty rejoined the starters on Sunday to set up taller.

It matched the philosophy Brown put forth a few days ago, when the coach said he would change based on the opponent.

In the opener, the Cavaliers had Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley — and the Browns responded with a big frontcourt. In Game 2, the Celtics were young and the Browns pushed OG Anunoby to move forward by giving McBride the start.

Against Miami, the Heat had two potential centers in the frontcourt — Bam Adebayo and Kelil Ware — and the Browns gave the nod to Hockporty, who moved from DNP on Friday to the starting lineup on Sunday.

However, Brown did not show much confidence in Hockporty, who registered just 10 scoreless minutes In the loss 115-107.

Josh Hart, who missed the opener and most of the preseason with back spasms, is no longer subject to a minutes restriction. He played 29 minutes Sunday with five rebounds, five assists and two points.

Hart was limited to just 19 minutes in the previous game by design.

Precious Achiuwa never made it to the revenge game.

The former Knick, who played parts of the past two seasons under Tom Thibodeau, was cut by the Heat before the regular season and is a free agent. He signed a one-year, non-guaranteed contract after purchasing a luxury condo in South Beach over the summer.

Last season with the Knicks, the 26-year-old became frustrated with his role, telling The Post after the team was eliminated from the playoffs: “I will definitely say the way I see the game and the league has changed. Just starting with this season.”

He hoped his experiences and newfound outlook would translate to a spot with the Heat.

They didn’t.

“I think what I do differently now is I’ve been to the playoffs almost every year in my career,” Achiuwa told reporters before being waived. “I’ve played a lot of basketball in the playoffs and gained a lot of experience in that regard, being able to compete at a high level. … I think that’s helped me grow as a player.”