THE Knicks opened the pre-season with a 99-84 Victory on the 76ers of Philadelphia Thursday afternoon as part of the Abu Dhabi games of the NBA.
These exhibition clashes do not mean much, but for the Knicks, he presents the opportunity to make a first positive impression on the new head coach Mike Brown.
Two players who were able to do it: Mitchell Robinson And Miles McBride.
Robinson has already looked in the form of a regular season while he jumped in the five departure alongside Jalen Brunson,, Mikal Bridges,, PACOME DOTIETTEAnd Cities of Karl-Anthony.
The tall man dominated the glass all day, in shock in a summit of 16 plates on his 18 minutes.
Brown called him the defensive player of the match, and he also finished with seven points on 3 shots on 6.
“This is what I do all the time that I am in New York”, ” Robinson said. “I continue to do what I was doing last year and the previous year, it was the same mentality from the start – go hard to the glass.”
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As expected, McBride did not start, but it was one of the first reserves to enter.
Play out Jalen Brunson and newcomer Jordan Clarkson In a new three -guards look, the youngster arrived late in the first quarter and immediately provided a spark.
He overturned his first three shots for eight fast points.
McBride then led the team with 12 points out of five of the seven shots (2-in-4 of three) while also being shocked in five rebounds, making a pair of help and picking up three best interceptions over 21 minutes of action.
His note plus-11 finished third in the team, only behind Ariel Hukporti And Landry Shamet.
“It’s the pre-season, so we just try to get one percent better every day”, ” McBride said. “I just wanted to come today and make my presence felt there – I’m trying to have an impact on victory in any way possible.”
This is just a pre-season match, but it was certainly a good start for two of the key rooms in New York.
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