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.
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.
“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.”
