Josh Hart having huge bounce-back effort for Knicks in Game 2

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Josh Hart is redeeming himself for his Game 1 blunders by being the main offensive factor for the Knicks in Game 2 against the Cavaliers.

By the end of the third quarter, Hart had already put up 24 points, five assists and two steals in 9-of-18 shooting from the field and 5-for-10 from beyond the arc.

Hart was benched down the stretch during the Knicks’ overtime 115-114 Game 1 win over the Cavaliers on Tuesday, posting a team-worst minus-23 rating in 30 minutes.

New York Knicks’ Josh Hart (3) argues for a call with an official during the first half of Game 2 in the Eastern Conference finals NBA basketball playoffs series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Thursday, May 21, 2026, in New York. AP Photo/Frank Franklin II

He struggled from beyond the arc on Tuesday, going 1-for- 5, with four of his deep balls barely hitting the rim.

Knicks head coach Mike Brown opted for Landry Shamet at the end of Game 1.

Shamet hit the game-tying 3-pointer in the final minute of regulation.

“That’s always difficult, watching it on the bench,” Hart said Wednesday. “Obviously, I want to be out there. I want to help my guys win, but at the end of the day, for me, I don’t have an ego to it. I approach this game with extreme humility.

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“I’m here to serve these guys … [to] make sure they’re in the best position to be successful. I put the success of the team over the success of myself any day.”


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