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A few notes on Josh Hart after the Knicks’ win over Cleveland:
Mike Brown had high praise for Hart after Hart poured on a team-high 26 points in the Knicks’ Game 2 win on Thursday.
The coach compared Hart to a future Hall of Famer whom he’d coached in San Francisco.
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“They’re different players, but they’re similar players because Andre (Iguodala) is edgy too. And Andre’s a hell of a player. I mean, he’s a great player, and he does so many little things that if you’re not careful, you won’t appreciate them,” Brown said late Thursday. “And it’s the same with Josh. He does so many little things that don’t show up in his box score.”
In Game 2, Hart had seven assists and four rebounds. He also defended well (the Cavs shot 39 percent from the field).
“But he does so much more — start with versatility that he gives us defensively that, you know, you have to — starting with me — be careful to not dismiss it,” Brown said. “And then on top of that, because he’s so impactful, as a connector, (I’ve) got to give him probably more leash than anybody else. You know, I got to let him go be him and get out of his way.
“And, you know, that’s hard sometimes as a coach because you’re looking at Xs and Os and you want everything to be perfect. You’re looking at the box score, you’re looking at this, with Josh, and Andre, all that s–t that should be thrown out the window because those dudes are winners.”
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The Knicks six wins away from winning on another level. They are two wins away from an NBA Finals appearance.
It’s thanks to Hart, who went 5-for-8 from beyond the arc after missing his first three attempts from deep. The Cavs have been giving Hart plenty of space to shoot the ball. The strategy worked well in Game 1; Hart missed four of his five attempts from three.
But he bounced back in Game 2 and now the Knicks could be 96 minutes from a berth in the Finals.
“It’s just who Josh is,” Brown said. “He’s a gamer; he knew what he had to do in terms of the adjustments he needed to make, in order to be effective, not just for him for the team and be really decisive. Not only…
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Publish date : 2026-05-22 09:48:00
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