Knicks' Josh Hart cites Jay Wright after giving now-viral quote about analytics: 'They’re a lamppost to a drunk person'
Hart had been shooting 26.7% from 3 during the playoffs. He went 5 of 11 from deep to help New York beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.
The Cleveland Cavaliers baited Josh Hart into taking 3s, and the New York Knicks’ Swiss Army knife made them pay on Thursday in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals . He finished with five triples and a playoff career-high 26 points that helped fuel a 109-93 victory , which has his Knicks leading the Cavs 2-0 in the series. Hart struggled with Cleveland’s defensive cross-matching in the series opener, but he wasn’t gun shy the second time around.
He wound up with seven assists, four rebounds, two steals and only turnover in the win. Afterward, Knicks head coach Mike Brown compared Hart to Andre Iguodala, who won four NBA titles with the Golden State Warriors and whom Brown coached as an assistant under Steve Kerr. “… You’re looking at Xs and Os, and you want everything to be perfect, and you’re looking at the box score, and you’re looking at this, and, with Josh and with Andre, all that s*** should be thrown out the window cause those dudes are winners,” Brown said .
Play 2026 Soccer Pick 'Em with FOX One and make your picks for the world's biggest soccer tournament Hart then was asked about that comparison and what it’s like to be a player whose impact can’t be necessarily be quantified. “Iggy, first off, was a hell of a player,” Hart said postgame, seated next to Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns. “I don’t know if I’m at that level.
But I just try to go out there and just play my game. ” Hart continued, starting to smile: “I’m never a huge analytics guy. At a certain point, they’re a lamppost to a drunk person.