Mountaineers in the Pros
Miles McBride Helps Knicks to Surprising OT Playoff Win in Boston
An efficient shooting night by Miles McBride helped the New York Knicks win game one of their second-round series against the Boston Celtics Monday night.
Deuce McBride, a standout player at WVU from 2019-21, scored 11 points off the bench in New York’s 108-105 overtime win over Boston. McBride was 4-of-8 from the floor and 3-of-6 on three-pointers.
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The 11-point outing was McBride’s highest-scoring playoff performance of the season, although not of his career. McBride scored 21 points against the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2024 playoffs. McBride, a former second-round pick of the Knicks, averaged a career-high 9.5 points this year, his fourth season in the NBA.
The defending champion Celtics are coached by another former Mountaineer in 2006-11 WVU standout Joe Mazulla. Former WVU teammate Da’Sean Butler is on Mazulla’s staff with Boston.
Game two of the best-of-seven series between the Knicks and Celtics is scheduled for Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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