Josh Hart played one of the best playoff games of his career in Game 2 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals. He earned a career-high 26 points with five triples.
Jalen Brunson also contributed with 19 points and 14 assists. Both players contributed to the success of the New York Knicks in a 109-93 blowout win in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
With this win, the Knicks are now leading the series by 2-0. After having a quiet first game, Hart impressed us in an impressive fashion and played a key role in the dominance of the Knicks in the second half display. During the third quarter, Hart scored a decisive 9 points in the 18-0 run. His performance from that quarter shifted the momentum completely.
Let’s check out the final score of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
1 2 3 4 T CLE 27 22 21 23 93 NY 24 29 32 24 109
The Knicks continued their red-hot form with contributions from all top players, such as Karl Anthony Towns (18 points with 13 rebounds), Mikal Bridges with 19 points, and OG Anunoby with 14 points.
Now, they have won nine straight games before heading into the third game. They are also now only two wins away from their first finals appearance since 1999.
Donovan Mitchell was the top scorer with 26 points for Cleveland. While Jarrett Allen added a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, James Harden contributed 18 points, and Evan Mobley scored 14.
As you can see from the table, the game remained close for the first half and exploded in the second half. Cleveland tried to stabilize the situation, but the New York boys sparked a great rally in the third quarter to take the game away from Cleveland.
