Josh Hart gives flowers to the New York guard after beating the Hornets
The New York Knicks They are steadily establishing themselves as one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference, and the growth of the key defender has been noticed veteran leader Josh Hart.
After the Knicks’ 119-104 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday, Hart praised the offensive work that teammate Myles McBride has put in over the past few seasons. He was particularly impressed by McBride’s improved shooting.
“You have to give him credit,” Hart told SNI. “He stayed in the gym, made improvements. Now he’s extremely confident.”
McBride scored 15 points while shooting 4-of-9 from the field and 3-of-7 from distance in the win over Charlotte. The 25-year-old has started games this season and has become an integral part of New York’s offense.
The Knicks needed McBride’s offense on Wednesday. Despite building an early lead, they he fought to put the game out of reach.
“Teams aren’t just going to lie down,” Brunson told Jared Schwartz of the New York Post. “We’re building a lead, you’ve got to anticipate that they’re going to come back, they’re not going to just quit. We’ve got to do a better job of slowing their run and limiting them. But we can’t let them go all the way back like we’ve been doing. But I think first and foremost, how we respond to that is how we’re going to get better as a team. improvement.”
In 18 games this season, McBride is averaging a career-high 11.4 points while shooting roughly 44 percent from the field and 44 percent from long range.
It remains to be seen if the Knicks will look to make additions before this season’s trade deadline, but the former second-round draft pick could be the k-factor when push comes to shove.
2025-12-04 18:47:00
