The New York Knicks took a commanding 2-0 series lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday, winning game two, 109-93. 

The first half was a competitive affair with multiple lead changes. The Cavaliers led most of the first quarter, but the Knicks responded in the second quarter to tie the game at 51 going into the locker room. 

New York found another gear in the third quarter, outscoring the Cavaliers by 11 to take a double digit lead into the fourth. 

Every Cleveland run was answered with a big shot from the Knicks, who managed to keep Cleveland at bay before putting the game away late.

Knicks forward Josh Hart struggled in game one, and was benched in the fourth quarter in favor of Landry Shamet, who provided an offensive spark and helped lead the Knicks' comeback. 

In game one, the Cavaliers left Hart open from three, daring him to make them pay. He went 1-5. 

Hart shot 41% from three in the regular season, but was shooting just 27% from deep coming in the series against Cleveland. 

In game two, the Cavaliers applied the same strategy, leaving him open any chance they could. 

It worked in the first quarter as Hart went 0-3 from deep. 

Then, he made them pay. 

He found his range in the second quarter, hitting two of his four attempts. He got even hotter in the third quarter to help the Knicks pull away from the Cavs, knocking down three more. 

After the game, Hart was asked about the unselfishness of the Knicks. 

"We don't really care who gets the shine, the shots, the minutes, those kind of things. We're focused on winning," he said. 

Hart finished the game with 26 points, seven assists and four rebounds. He led the team in scoring and was second in assists. He was the only Knicks player to score over 20 points, though all five starters had 14 or more. 

Hart said after game one that he was frustrated by being benched during the comeback, but in the end the most important thing was that the team won. 

The Knicks were certainly unselfish as a team in game two, registering 32 assists as they kept the Cavaliers' defense off balance. Brunson had 14 assists to go along with 19 points.  

They shot 51.8% from the field and 36.1% from three.