{"id":914314,"date":"2026-06-20T19:13:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T00:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/josh-hart-surprisingly-no-shows-for-knicks-in-game-2-of-nba-finals\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T19:13:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T00:13:55","slug":"josh-hart-surprisingly-no-shows-for-knicks-in-game-2-of-nba-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/josh-hart-surprisingly-no-shows-for-knicks-in-game-2-of-nba-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Hart surprisingly no-shows for Knicks in Game 2 of NBA Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Josh Hart said he had to be smarter. <\/p>\n

He couldn\u2019t afford to get into foul trouble again.<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t listen to his own advice.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Knicks\u2019 guard was a no-show in Game 2 after having such a major role in the come-from-behind win in the series opener. <\/p>\n

He rarely saw the floor, foul woes keeping him from making his usual impact.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hart failed to score, missing all four of his field goal attempts, and committed two turnovers. <\/p>\n

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New York Knicks guard Josh Hart drives down the court during the second quarter of NBA Finals Game 2 on June 5, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He was only on the floor for 18 minutes as the Knicks blew a 14-point, fourth quarter lead, but managed to hold on for a 105-104 victory at Frost Bank Center<\/a> and take a commanding 2-0 series lead in the NBA Finals. <\/p>\n

They became just the third team in the history of the finals to win the first two games on the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hart didn\u2019t score much in Game 1, limited to three points, but still had a major role. <\/p>\n

He had 15 rebounds, six assists and four steals. It seemed like he was in the right spot during every Knicks run<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s just who he is. He\u2019s always been that way. I can\u2019t explain it,\u201d Jalen Brunson, his longtime teammate dating back to college, said. \u201cHe just has a knack for doing things like that, and in crucial times, as well. It\u2019s a credit to who he is as a player.\u201d<\/p>\n

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New York Knicks guard Josh Hart knocks the ball away from San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama in the first quarter. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But that player didn\u2019t arrive for Game 2. He spent much of the game on the sideline. <\/p>\n

Instead, Landry Shamet took a good chunk of his minutes and continued his strong postseason with 13 points and three 3-pointers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It did showcase the Knicks\u2019 depth that they were able to survive this kind of effort from Hart.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Tyisha Fleishman
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Josh Hart said he had to be smarter. He couldn\u2019t afford to get into foul trouble again. He didn\u2019t listen to his own advice.\u00a0 The Knicks\u2019 guard was a no-show in Game 2 after having such a major role in the come-from-behind win in the series opener. He rarely saw the floor, foul woes keeping<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":914315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35135,25787],"tags":[150443,10855],"class_list":["post-914314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-no-shows","category-surprisingly","tag-no-shows","tag-surprisingly"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=914314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914314\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/914315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=914314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=914314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=914314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}