{"id":690979,"date":"2026-06-08T04:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T04:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/690979\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T04:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T04:13:09","slug":"josh-hart-matches-victor-wembayamas-nba-finals-stat-total","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/690979\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Hart matches Victor Wembayama\u2019s NBA Finals stat total"},"content":{"rendered":"

Josh Hart<\/a> is not the biggest name in the New York Knicks<\/a>\u2019 lineup. However, he fully understands his role and has been arguably the team\u2019s most impactful player through two games in the NBA<\/a> Finals.<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-5 swingman has made a name for himself as one of the best rebounding players at his position. He has only scored three points combined in Games 1 and 2. However, has more than made up for it with contributions across the board. Hart\u2019s hustle also does not show on stat sheets, which has given New York<\/a> extra possessions.<\/p>\n

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The 31-year-old recorded a game-high 15 rebounds in Game 1. He followed it up with six more two days later for a total of 21. Victor Wembanyama<\/a>, on the other hand, corralled 12 in the series opener and nine in Game 2, also for 21 in the first two matchups.<\/p>\n

Hart\u2019s achievement stands out as he is 11 inches shorter than the San Antonio Spurs superstar center. He has also played 33 minutes than Wembanyama. The Villanova product\u2019s impressive performances came after he admitted having self-doubt<\/a> early in the season.<\/p>\n

\"\"A look at Josh Hart\u2019s postseason stats<\/p>\n

Hart has appeared in all of the Knicks\u2019 16 postseason games this year. He is averaging 10.2 points, 8.9 rebounds 4.6 assists and 1.9 steals. His veteran smarts and tenacity has been one of the biggest reasons in his team\u2019s 13-game winning streak. Hart has also played a key role in guiding New York to within two wins from winning the title.<\/p>\n

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The Knicks will rely heavily on Hart to continue doing what he does best in Games 3 and 4. The franchise has a chance to sweep San Antonio<\/a> and win its first championship in 53 years in front of its home fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Josh Hart is not the biggest name in the New York Knicks\u2019 lineup. However, he fully understands his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":681446,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[61628,8173,355,2005,361,6999,2116,99,32090],"class_list":["post-690979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-josh-hart","tag-miami-heat","tag-nba","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-spurs","tag-sports","tag-victor-wembanyama"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=690979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/681446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=690979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=690979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=690979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}