What better way to celebrate a crucial Game 2 win than with a New York slice?

Josh Hart has made it a habit recently to enjoy a meal as he speaks to the media following games.

That didn't change after Game 2, when he chowed down on some pizza while answering questions from reporters:

The Garden and the New York fans still love Carmelo Anthony.

The former Knicks superstar returned to MSG with son Kiyan for Game 2 of the team’s Eastern Conference playoff series with the Heat on Tuesday night.

He received a loud ovation when he was shown on the video board and labeled a “Knicks” legend.

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Game on the line — really, season on the line — and Josh Hart didn’t blink.

He didn’t hesitate.

He stepped up and hit the shot that provided the impetus to get the Knicks even in this Eastern Conference semifinal series as it shifts to Miami this weekend.

Hart’s 3-pointer with 1:38 left pushed a one-point lead to four, and then he made big plays at both ends of the floor the rest of the way, helping the Knicks pull out a gutty, 111-105 Game 2 win over the Heat at a sold-out and exuberant Garden on Tuesday night.

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Jalen Brunson was a game-time decision to play with a sore ankle.

He was asked about his ability to play following the Knicks' Game 2 win.

"I had to find a way to be mentally tough," Brunson said.

As has become tradition recently following Knicks playoff wins, Knicks fans took to the streets surrounding Madison Square Garden after the team's Game 2 win over the Heat.

They previously took over 8th Avenue following their two home wins over the Cavaliers in the first round, but this time took to 7th Avenue in their celebrations:

Tom Thibodeau was full of praise for Jalen Brunson following Game 2.

Brunson finished with 30 points on 10-of-19 shooting and 6-of-10 from 3-point range along with five rebounds and two assists.

Most importantly, Brunson scored 23 of his 30 points in the second half and was instrumental in the Knicks taking, and then extending, their lead in the closing minutes.

It required a village to get Julius Randle ready to play Game 2.

After reinjuring his ankle in the Knick's series-clinching win over the Cavaliers in the first round, Randle missed the Knicks' Game 1 loss to the Heat and was a game-time decision for Game 2.

He revealed after the Game 2 win that he received around the clock treatment on the ankle.

Tom Thibodeau made it clear he expects Jimmy Butler to return for the Heat.

Or, at least that he'll make sure to prepare the Knicks for that likely reality:

Jimmy Butler had a little fun with Knicks fans.

In the dying seconds of the Heat's Game 2 loss, Butler was seen on the broadcast nodding his head and later waving to Knicks fans as the final whistle blew.

Butler missed Game 2 with a sprained ankle.

In the Heat's Game 1 win, though, Butler had 25 points, 11 rebounds and four assists.

With Game 3 on Saturday in Miami, it's likely Butler will be able to play.

Jalen Brunson matched Carmelo Anthony's playoff feat during the Knicks' Game 1 win.

Brunson became the first Knicks player since Carmelo Anthony on May 7, 2013 against the Pacers to score at least 30 points in a playoff game at Madison Square Garden.

Brunson swore to have a better Game 2 than Game 1, describing his Game 1 performance as "horrific" after the loss.

He delivered on his promise.

Jalen Brunson and Carmelo Anthony embraced on the court following the Knicks' Game 2 win.

Anthony, who was sitting courtside, received a massive ovation from the Madison Square Garden crowd when he was shown on the jumbotron during the game.

Rick Pitino, who envisions his new St. John's side playing ample games at Madison Square Garden in the near future, took to Twitter to commend the Knicks' Game 2 win.

He specifically shouted out Isaiah Hartenstein, who was instrumental in the Knicks' fourth quarter run to take and extend their lead.