Karl-Anthony Towns could not believe Josh Hart's quote about disliking analytics

Josh Hart and the New York Knicks are now up 2-0 against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. It was an amazing night for Hart, as he scored 26 points, his career high in the Playoffs.

It was a result of the Cavaliers trusting the analytics and making Hart shoot. Unfortunately for Cleveland, Hart had himself an amazing night, making five three-pointers to lead the Knicks to a big win.

Josh Hart's analytics quote leaves Karl-Anthony Towns in disbelief

Throughout his career, Hart has been a player known for thriving in transition basketball. Whenever he picks up steam, almost no one can stop him with his drives into the paint.

He also loves crashing the boards, as he is quite possibly the best rebounding guard in the league. To add more dimensions to his game, Hart made sure to improve his perimeter shooting, but his over 40% average this season still did not save him from his reputation as a non-shooter.

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That was why the Cavaliers were willing to let him shoot. The raw number showed that Hart can shoot it at a 40% clip, but it seems the analytics made the Cavaliers defend him that way.

"I'm never a huge analytics guy; at a certain point, they're lamp posts to a drunk person. You can lean on them, but it won't get you home. At some point, you gotta have a good feel for the game," Hart said in his post-game presser with Karl-Anthony Towns.

At the podium, Towns was in disbelief because he found it surprisingly profound. However, Hart did point out that it was not a quote he came up with, as he heard it first from his Villanova head coach, Jay Wright.

It does make sense because some teams do rely on analytics too much. Hart is just playing basketball, and that is what happens when teams leave him open. He will keep shooting until he makes them at a consistent clip.

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