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Josh Hart leads second-half surge as Knicks take 2-0 lead over Cavaliers
The New York Knicks took a commanding 2-0 series lead over the Cavaliers with a dominant 109-93 Game 2 win in the Eastern Conference Finals.
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As of May 22, 2026 at 4:35 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedNew York has won nine straight games, a franchise record for a single postseason.
The headline splitOne side frames it as "Josh Hart leads second-half surge as Knicks take 2-0 lead over Cavaliers". The other frames it as "Knicks crush Cavaliers in Game 2, take commanding 2-0 lead in series behind Josh Hart's c...".
Can I trust it?Yes. 3 sources checked across 2 bias buckets.
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Left / center-leftNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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CenterJosh Hart leads second-half surge as Knicks take 2-0 lead over Cavaliers
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Right / center-rightKnicks crush Cavaliers in Game 2, take commanding 2-0 lead in series behind Josh Hart's career night
Knicks take commanding 2-0 series lead with win over Cavs in Game 2
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Josh Hart scored a playoff career-high 26 points, Jalen Brunson had 19 points and 14 assists, and the New York Knicks moved halfway to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999.
