Knicks’ Miles McBride makes most of Game 4 opportunity with OG Anunoby sidelined

Miles McBride was quiet while receiving a rare opportunity in the Knicks ’ starting lineup with OG Anunoby sidelined due to a right hamstring strain in Game 3. He finished with three points, knocking down just one of his five threes. Still, Mike Brown elected to run the backup guard right back out there as Anunoby remained sidelined in Game 4, and he was sure to make the most of it this time around.

“He’s just tough-minded,” Brown said. “In order to have success in anything you do in life you need to have a short memory, and he definitely has a short memory. ” The struggling McBride regained his rhythm from the opening tip.

"DEEUUCCEE" chants rained down from the pro-Knicks crowd at Xfinity Mobile Arena as he went on a personal 9-0 run to quickly help open a double-digit advantage. New York ended up drilling an incredible 11-of-13 attempts from behind the arc in the opening frame, which tied an NBA record for the most in any playoff quarter. McBride only continued rolling from there, as he drained his fifth three of the day minutes into the second quarter before finally missing his first shot.

He added two more easy ones from the free-throw line and drilled his sixth three of the half, heading into the break with a team-high 20 points. The 25-year-old kept rolling with things out of reach in the third, hitting another and then adding three from the free-throw line before Brown decided to empty the bench. McBride finished the blowout victory with a game-high 25 points on 7-of-9 from three-point land.