Knicks is designed that the Miles McBride's Game 1 effect goes beyond boxscore.
He failed to score in 15 minutes off the bench during his 123-112 victory over Bestones on Saturday night in Madison Square Garden, but he found ways to contribute to other regions.
He added four decisive passes, recovery and theft, and brought an element to Nix, which is a key against the young Bestone team.
“I really thought the game's speed was important to us,” coach Tom Thebodo said after training on Sunday. “When we had two points on the ground together, we got the disposal of that, and when we continue our defense and play quickly, there are advantages for that.”
Of the 15 minutes of McBRIDE, eight came with Jalen Brunson also on the field, according to NBA.com statistics.
Some of this has been pushed by Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart in an early unpleasant problem, but Thibodeau can continue to use the two -point collection if the presses start to harm KNICKS in the transition.
The Pistons achieved the highest pace (100.27 property per 48 minutes) in the normal season, an average of 18.5 quick breaks for each game-second in the American Professional League.
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On the contrary, Nix ranked 26th at (97.64 property per 48 minutes) and 14 in transitional scoring (15.7 fast resting points for each game).
This may be a clear face to face for Knicks in the series, but even in game 1-Pistons had 22 quick breaks, while KNICKs had 19 points.
McBridide – and it would remain – the key to bridging this gap.
“Things [McBride] Gallin Bronson said on Sunday: “I think we are playing well on both sides of the ball. I think the chemistry we got in the past two years definitely helped. If it is it or anyone else, I feel when we are there when we have a wonderful chemistry, I feel this team is doing.”
