Heroes, zeros of Game 6: Miles McBride finishes series in style
Heroes, zeros and more from the Knicks’ 119-81 series-clinching blowout win over the Celtics in Game 6 at Madison Square Garden on Friday night: Karl-Anthony Towns came out as aggressive as he’s been all series and paced the Knicks early.He finished with 21 points along with 12 rebounds. After a heroic showing in Game 5 — erupting for 34 points — Derrick White came crashing back to earth.
He finished with just eight points on 3-for-11 shooting from the field. Miles McBride closed out his strong series with his best performance of the postseason, scoring 10 points on 4-for-7 shooting from the field.He also had an emphatic chase-down block on White in the second quarter. 1972: The last time a Knicks player (Walt Frazier) recorded a triple-double in a playoff game before Josh Hart’s 10-point, 11-rebound, 11-assist effort....