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Josh Hart confident shots will fall again in Game 2 for Knicks after late benching

Nypost · · 515 words · By Howie Kussoy
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Jalen Brunson has brought the best out of Madison Square Garden in the past four years, inspiring its loudest and most frequent pops.

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What happened

Jalen Brunson has brought the best out of Madison Square Garden in the past four years, inspiring its loudest and most frequent pops.

Why it matters

Josh Hart isn’t far behind, doing it in a different way, doing it in so many ways, born from never-ending hustle and never-questioned passion.

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But Hart was a spectator to the greatest postseason comeback in Knicks history, watching the 22-point rally in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals with a T-shirt over his jersey and a towel over his shoulders after being benched in the fourth quarter and…

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/sports/knicks-josh-hart-confident-shots-will-fall-…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Mikal Bridges’ benching in the first round led to him becoming one of the most impactful players in the postseason”
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Two independent sources confirm Mikal Bridges was benched during the first round (one specifically mentions the fourth quarter in favor of Miles McBride, another mentions questions about his starting status against the Hawks).
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2025 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2024–25 season.The first round of the playoffs began on April 19 after the conclusion of the play-in tourna…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_NBA_playoffs
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web search NEUTRAL — After the first three games of the first round against the Hawks, Brown faced a litany of questions about whether he would take Bridges out of the starting lineup.Mikal Bridges drives to the basket du…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/sports/mikal-bridges-rewarding…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mikal Bridges was benched in the entire fourth quarter in favor of Miles McBride, whose energy on both ends of the floor ignited a spark for New York.The Knicks acquired Bridges in a massive trade wit…
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/knicks-mikal-bridges-benche…
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Claim 2: “Hart was a spectator to the greatest postseason comeback in Knicks history, watching the 22-point rally in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm the New York Knicks had a 22-point rally in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Cavaliers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 New York Knicks season is the 80th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 3, 2025, the Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after five seasons with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_New_York_Knicks_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Knicks–Pacers rivalry is a basketball rivalry between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The rivalry started in 1977 and quickly became one of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knicks–Pacers_rivalry
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers, better known as the New York Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City that competes in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team has pla…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_Knicks_season…
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Claim 3: “When you are in the position that Josh was in or Mikal was in in the Atlanta series”
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Three independent cross-references from Nypost confirm the Knicks played a series against the Hawks in the first round of the postseason.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — When the Knicks were struggling early in the series against the Hawks, he was a two-way constant.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/sports/knicks-have-never-seen-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — His defense — on Jalen Johnson and Onyeka Okongwu in the first round against the Hawks and primarily Paul George in this second-round series against the 76ers
https://nypost.com/2026/05/08/sports/og-anunoby-out-for-game…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Entering Tuesday’s Game 5 clash against the Hawks at Madison Square Garden, the Knicks had a net rating of 29.5 points when Brunson and McBride were on the floor together this postseason.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/sports/miles-mcbride-is-easing…
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Claim 4: “Hart... being benched in the fourth quarter and overtime for Landry Shamet”
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The Ringer explicitly mentions Mike Brown's decision to replace Josh Hart with Landry Shamet, and other sources confirm Shamet's impact in the closing stages of Game 1.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 NBA draft, the 77th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft, was held on June 22, 2023, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The draft consisted of 58 picks instead…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_NBA_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 NBA draft was the 78th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft. Unlike recent years, the 2024 draft took place over two nights. This was the first NBA draft to be held o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_NBA_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA draft will be the 80th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft. This also was the first draft since the 2021 NBA draft where the NBA draft would be 60 picks long ins…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_draft
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Claim 5: “Hart badly missed multiple 3-pointers (1-for-5) — and posted a team-worst minus-23 rating”
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One source confirms Josh Hart was 'just one of' (likely 1-for-5 based on the claim) from three-point range in Game 1. The -23 rating is not explicitly mentioned in the provided snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2024–25 season. The Oklahoma City Thunder, led by the reigning MVP and scoring leader Shai Gilgeous-A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs is the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18, 2026 and will conclude with the Stanley Cup Final wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Stanley_Cup_playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joshua Aaron Hart (born March 6, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He holds the Knicks franchise record for the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Hart
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Claim 6: “Hart, who shot a career-best 41.3 percent of 3-pointers this season, has only gone 26.7 percent in the playoffs”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries for the name 'Josh' and other unrelated 'Josh' individuals. No statistical data regarding Hart's 3-point percentages for the season or playoffs was provided in the evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2023–24 season. The playoffs began on April 20 and concluded on June 17 with the Boston Celtics winni…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joshua Aaron Hart (born March 6, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He holds the Knicks franchise record for the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Hart
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Josh Hart (born September 16, 1983) is an American race car driver and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Burnyzz Speed Shop in Ocala, Florida. He drives the 12,000-horsepower Burnyzz / Speedmaster NH…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Hart_(racer)
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Claim 7: “Shamet made each of his three 3-pointers, finishing with a team-best plus-20 rating”
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One source explicitly confirms Shamet made 100% of his three-pointers (all three makes were 3s) in Game 1. However, the +20 rating is not explicitly mentioned in the provided evidence snippets, though the shooting part is confirmed.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2022–23 season. The playoffs began on April 15 and concluded on June 12 with the Denver Nuggets winning the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Landry Michael Shamet () (born March 13, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landry_Shamet
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