Josh Hart's 33-point scorcher lights up New York triumph over Indiana!
Should Josh Hart be moved to bench? It’s been a question floating around the Knicks — from the outside, not within — for a starting lineup that has struggled to generate quality offense, defend or get out to quick starts with consistency in recent weeks. The Knicks have penned Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges in as starters for the last two seasons.
Hart has been ...
Should Josh Hart be moved to bench? It’s been a question floating around the Knicks — from the outside, not within — for a starting lineup that has struggled to generate quality offense, defend or get out to quick starts with consistency in recent weeks. The Knicks have penned Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges in as starters for the last two seasons.
Hart has been the swing piece: He was relegated to a bench role when the Knicks fell into an 0-2 series deficit in the Eastern Conference Finals last season, then found himself coming off the bench to start the year under new head coach Mike Brown. Brown made the change a few games into the regular season to put Hart back into the starting lineup. Nights like Tuesday against the Indiana Pacers serve as stark reminders why —because Hart doesn’t only connect his teammates to one another in true glue-guy fashion.
He also has nights where he’s rolling offensively. He has nights where he looks unstoppable. The Pacers had no answer for Hart on Tuesday, as the Knicks — shorthanded with Brunson (neck soreness) sidelined due to injury — blew them out of the water in a 136-110 victory at Madison Square Garden.
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