So much was made about the new additions to the Knicks bench. But it was the returnees who made the biggest impact.

Miles McBride, Landry Shamet and Tyler Kolek were pivotal to the Knicks’ season-opening 119-111 win over the Cavaliers on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. McBride in particular was a significant difference-maker, scoring 15 points and going 4-for-6 from 3-point range.

And those 3s came at critical moments. After a 16-2 Cavaliers run in the second quarter brought them within one point, McBride drilled a 3-pointer to wrangle momentum right back, sparking a 19-3 run for the Knicks.

Later, not long after the Cavaliers had taken the lead to start the fourth quarter, McBride made another 3 that gave the Knicks a six-point lead, part of their 14-0 run that put them in

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