Josh Hart's selfless, team first mentality plays a central role for Knicks

After New York took place 2-0 in game 3 in the 33rd place in Indiana on Sunday evening, Josh knew Hart that something had to change for his squad to avoid the dreaded 3-0 hole. Everywhere basketball fans, especially those who bleed ore and blue, know how much coach Tom Thibodeau loves to rely on his starting unit, so that the adaptation he made to his first five on the floor may have been surprising.

But hard, known for his persistence and willingness to do everything his team needs in a certain night, revealed that his move to the bench in favor of Mitchell Robinson “somehow from [his] Decision.”

“It doesn't matter how many points you score. It doesn't matter how many minutes you play. It doesn't matter whether you start,” said Hart after the game.

“It depends on whether you win. And at the end of the day it is the most important thing for me.”

The eight-year-old veteran guard has always played over his 6-foot 4, 215 pound frame. He is relentless in defense and makes Hustle games that do not necessarily appear in the box score, just like he was against the final of the Eastern Conference two days ago.

Hard ended only 1: 3 in his 34 minutes with 8 points and added 10 rebounds, four assists and theft. New York had a sluggish start in the first half, and its evaluation of -16 plus -minus in 18 minutes was the worst number of nine kinks to see the dish during this time.

Since Jalen Brunson recorded four fouls in the first two quarters, his part was contributed to swinging the dynamics of the Knicks shortly before half -time. In the last three minutes in the second frame, he made the only shot he tried, all three rebounds in New York, including an offensive, got a lead to bring the 20-point lead from Indiana to 13.

The resistance of hard and the Knicks was fully exhibited in the second half. He put together four points, six huge rebounds, two assists and theft and earned a game with the best +21 in 16 minutes. He played the entire fourth quarter and although he did not register a single Field goal attempt, he recorded a quarter of the best +16 plus minus thanks to the outstanding defense and some critical back rims.

Hard plays with an intensity and a basketball -iq that makes it one of the best rebound in the entire NBA. Be 9.6 RPG During the regular season, he took 20th place in the league in front of larger players such as Evan Mobley, Jayson Tatum and Chet Holmgren. And in game 3, when he made routine throughout the entire post-season, the former Villanova-out-of-day space had three clutch boards and sank all four of his free wishes to seal the 106-100 victory for New York.

With the score of 100-98 and less than 30 seconds, Myles gymnast lifted a 3 pointer that bounced off between the rim and out. It read all the way hard and drove around the crucial back rash between Pascal Siakam and Aaron Nesmith, which made it left with 19.6 ticks. All of this pressure at the moment, when the Knicks playoffs are on the line in front of a 3-0 deficit, did not seem to disturb him in the slightest, since he took both giveaways calmly to make it 102-98 New York.

After two free forests for Tyrese Haliburton and Brunson, it won a four-point competition, Hart secured the last board on a missed 3 from Siakam and then did not make an eye when he made two more free throws.

Josh Hart embodies the mentality that the kinks showed in the course of the 2025 playoffs. We will see if New York can bring the same setting for game 4 this evening (8 et, tnt) With the opportunity to make this a 2-2 series before the East Finale changes back to Madison Square Garden on Thursday.