Knicks, Miles McBride make NBA playoff 3-point history in Game 4 rout of 76ers

PHILADELPHIA — It might have been bright and sunny on a 72-degree day outside of the Xfinity Mobile Arena on Sunday, but inside, there was torrential downpour. The Knicks — led by Miles McBride — rained 3s from start to finish.

“Obviously, all of our guys, starting with Jalen [Brunson] and KAT [Karl-Anthony Towns], were really good, but Deuce — he was unbelievable,” head coach Mike Brown said after the Knicks completed a 4-0 sweep of the 76ers on Sunday. “His ability to stretch the floor and create space for others is second to none. He’s got a confidence about him and in himself that just makes us take another level on both ends of the floor.”

The Knicks tied an NBA playoff record with 25 made three-pointers on 44 attempts in 57% effort from downtown on Sunday. McBride, who started for the injured OG Anunoby (hamstring), shot seven of nine from downtown. He made three straight threes in the first quarter to go on a personal 9-0 run to blow the game wide-open early.

“They left me open,” McBride said with a smile at his locker after the game. “This is what I expect to do. That’s why the coaching staff trusts me, my teammates trust me. And I trust my work.”

“It’s Mother’s Day. It comes from his mom. Get that correct. It comes from his mom,” Brown added. “[Deuce is] just tough. He’s tough. He’s a football player, you know? In order to have a chance in life and at anything you do, you have to have a short memory, and he definitely has a short memory.”

McBride joined OG Anunoby as the only players in the 2026 NBA playoffs to score at least 25 points with only three or fewer missed shots without a single turnover in a game.

“He was fantastic. The start of the game really was the Deuce McBride show,” said Towns. “He went out there and hit some really big shots that gave us momentum. We talked about how we wanted to start fast and we’ve talked about starts, and Deuce allowed us to do that.

“Shout out to Deuce. That’s one of the best games I’ve ever seen Deuce play, especially in the moment.”

The Knicks are now in a three-way tie with the 2023 Milwaukee Bucks and the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers, who each made 25 3s in a playoff game. The Cavaliers, led by , went on to win the 2016 NBA Finals. The Bucks, led by , won it all in 2021.