Hart had the ball in his hand as the shot clock was speeding toward zero.
. The final buzzer kicked a plug out of the wall, silenced the locals and provided the Knicks their most important postseason win in — what, 10 years? Twenty-three years? Longer?And everyone responded. Start with Randle, who opted to play after spending 17 days recovering from an ankle sprain, who knocked down his first shot, a 3, Willis-style. He scored 16 in the first half, and provided a spark of inspiration that his teammates took and ran with.
Jalen Brunson receives a celebratory chest bump from Julius Randle after he hit a shot in the fourth quarter of the Knicks’ victory.Brunson shook off early foul trouble and in the second half made a series of huge shots on the way to 27 points. Hartenstein was a plus-19 across 22 minutes. Hart was exactly what he has been since the Knicks acquired him at the trade deadline — smart, savvy, leading with his chin, and first in line to make a big play when a big play needs to be made.
It was an especially encouraging team-wide performance given how little collective playoff experience they have — starting with Hart, who was playing the first playoff game of his six-year pro career. Compound that with how, in the space of two minutes, the afternoon went from a blissful high to a dispiriting low and back to a gleeful high …Josh Hart hits a clutch 3-pointer in the closing minutes of the Knicks’ Game 1 win.Better, it’s winning playoff basketball.
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