Josh Hart in the win: 26/4/7 with 2 steals on 60% TS
https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401873342
26 points
4 rebounds
7 assists
2 steals
10⁄21 FG, 5⁄11 3PT
cavs gameplan was to let hart shoot. so he shot.
Really was to pretend Josh was Ausar and hope he misses like he’s Ausar
It sort of worked in game 1, tried it again, and Hart stuck a finger up their butt.
Which is funny because Hart went 5⁄11 for 13 and 10⁄20 for 26.
Basically the same efficiency, just more volume.
Yeah but this time OG, Mikal and Kat also carried the offense more so that we didn’t have a measly O-Rating in the 70s with Josh on and at 150 with Josh off anymore
It also helps that Brunson knows when to turn into a PG and let the defense kill themselves.
So they are just adaptable af
Yeah id say that the Knicks are the most versatile team left. Its actually crazy watching us go from KAT-centric to completely different in this round.
They must have so many strats whenever these situations occur. Its pretty how drastic they shift from scheme to scheme
Mike Brown had 2 kinda embarrassing fumbles late against the Hawks who had very good game plans on how to exploit certain things the Knicks were kind of lazily doing over and over again.
Since then though my guy has been an utter evil genius, especially in 4th quarters. Knicks close like absolute killers, just look at the quarter by quarter box scores from this entire run. Really impressive adjustments by Brown, he deserves a ton of credit for this.
It’s scary. Because the swap made Kat a little more passive. If they keep with Brunson Kay’s going to start taking shots he was deferring.
And OG finally got a 3 to fall. Mikhail is making threes. Confidence is at an all time high. Everyone talking about how wcf is the finals. It’s not.
Because they have a coach who WILL tell the point guard to let their 7 footer run the offense. They used to bitch how Kat stayed at the 3 pt line instead of taking the mismatch. He does that now.
The team is locked in and gritty. Finals will be great.
They can go back to KAT centric when they don’t play a team with double bigs. The thunder start with iHart and Chet but they dont play together that often
He shot 1⁄5 from 3 in game 1, 5⁄11 in game 2. Not exactly the same efficiency (game 1 TS% 54.7, game 2 TS% 59.4).
Such tacitly way of conveying the message.
As he is wont to do
It also helped that the whole team stunk it up from 3 game 1. I think we were something like 3⁄23 from deep in the first half
it would have worked last year
Shot 37% last year in playoffs from 3, so maybe not
yeah, but more reluctantly. a good amount of grenades. now he’s stepping into them.
I mean he was really struggling in the first game, I can see why they may have thought he’s not an offensive threat in the series based off that. But then Kenny is supposed to adjust when he starts sinking threes.
Piss poor coaching, he can’t do any mid game adjustments. I see why he doesn’t use time outs, he has nothing to tell them.
just calling a timeout to break the game up and give your guys a breath, saying a bunch of cliches and platitudes, would probably be enough.
Maybe after another game of “timeout during a run would be a good idea here” he’ll figure it out!! Can’t expect TOO much from an NBA head coach though, I guess
This man really is the cheesecake factory of statlines. Dude is just as likely to do this as he is to drop a 7/16/5 and both make complete sense
Cheesecake Factory of statlines is incredible 😂
I want to take credit but truly I’m ripping off whoever said Dylan Harper’s layup bag is a cheesecake factory menu deep (accurate in both instances imo)
Was such a good line
I’ll just use this comment to remind everyone that Hart is third all-time in Knicks’ triple doubles and is 6 from tying Clyde for the lead.
Times Square Olive Garden. Four floors of fun for the whole family.
Hart on this Spurs team would be crazy. Every time needs their Josh Hart.
Last post removed why mods 💔
For context, last post had Josh ‘breast milk’ Hart instead of just his name
Wtf why?
Do the mods actively try to hide Knicks content?
I think they didn’t like the name unfortunately they might not know the lore
Dust he say it helped with his three point shooting? Somebody go check his locker, I think he’s got a stash
Josh’s Secret Stuff
They probably somehow were not familiar with the breast milk thing
100% Cambodian
Breast milk, you make my daaaay 🎵🎵🎵
Knicks to Cavs in the 4th: YOU’RE TOO CLOSE MAN
drunk drivin’ on a wednesdayyy
Its Josh “The thumb up the bum” Hart
At some point fans gotta stop trying to bench him and just accept that we’re either going to win it all or lose it all with this starting lineup.
You can adjust based on how people are doing. Not doing that is why thibs is on the couch
The adjustment is that some guys might get more or less minutes if they don’t have it that night. But they’re not changing the starters.
And that’s fine, Shamet hit some big buckets last game and Hart made his shots today.
We have the luxury of doing this. Like OKC isn’t playing their starters 40 minutes a game because they can swap in players when they’re hot.
Hes such an interesting player because hes a rebounding 2 guard that can guard 1-4. Arguably a top 5 versatile player in the league.
One of the best transition guys too. He can fucking push the ball and get some buckets
He’s like if a hyena took human form
I’m so tired of arguing with people in the sub every time Hart is brought up
In game 1, the Knicks averaged 0.6 points per possession with Hart on the floor and 1.2 points per possession with Hart off the floor. Cavs had the gameplan right in that game except down the stretch.
Tonight, the Cavs decided to send more help onto Brunson even though the only adjustment they needed to make was to adjust the closing lineup. Left Hart with too many great looks & they paid for it.
I really don’t know what Kenny is doing.
I mean Kenny was dragged for 48 hours for not sending help on Brunson, so that was his adjustment I guess. It’s like it has to be one way or the other for him. Does he not know you can mix up coverages and keep the offense guessing and catch them off guard?
sending help is not the right answer in this match-up but that’s the most obvious “I didn’t think too hard about this” answer I guess.
he mixed up coverages against the Pacers last playoffs in game 3 after going down 0-2. It worked for game 3. In game 4, Carlisle & Haliburton adjusted to their zone looks and wiped the fucking floor w/ them.
If he didn’t get benched for Shamet last game, the series would be 1-1 right now.
I’m talking about the starting lineup, I’m not saying run a guy who doesn’t have it that night (outside of Jalen).
Ah gotcha
You just adjust. Shamet was a big reason for the comeback and hart was a big reason for the win today. It’s not all of none.
And was told before the game that Caruso is who Hart dreams to be 😭
That’s such a dumb comparison. Both elite role players but have completely different strengths.
I want to laugh at that but Caruso is going nuts so far so even with tonight I can’t totally dismiss it😭😭
Caruso is 2x champ and makes the right play 99% of the time.
Hart is 100% the Knick equivalent to Caruso. Guy can either be the most elite role player or lolknicks.
Are you implying Hart is better than Caruso? They are both high level role players but Caruso is definitely better presently and career wise
Dog
Hart of a Lion
We traded this Man, because we are losers obviously
This mf was going to get his shots up regardless of what anyone wanted to think about it
he shut my complaining ass up. lol.
turns out josh hart really is a shooting guard
Hart has Dog. Amazing bounce back game from him!
I will always appreciate you even when you piss me off at times lol
Bravehart
HEART OF THE GARDEN
Won us the game quite simply. Not in a single play or run or anything, but their primary plan was clearly to dare him to shoot 3’s while cutting off our other avenues of offense. Him hitting those threes killed any chances they had
Hart started off 1⁄5 from 3. He made this crazy spinning drive finish at the rim, splashed an open 3 on the next possession and went 3⁄5 the rest of the way.
Knicks win cause of Danhausen! Cursed!
proper stats formatting is the bigger number always goes first:
26/7/4 🤪
I swear to God if I see any of these “josh harts issues with spacing and advanced stats are killing the Knicks” fuckers who was talking to me crazy on here last year it’s on sight
They don’t watch actual basketball with their eyes and it’s crazy
You and me brother! We got this
Mental make up of this team is what makes them special. He went from being unplayable in the 4th and OT in Game 1 because he couldn’t hit the big shots to being their leading scorer shooting 5-11 from 3.
Cavs are poorly coached but C also have no ability to make decisions. Hart has done this all season and in the playoffs last year. Someone leaves him open he makes them pay but the team adjusts. Cavs just.. didn’t.