The New York Knicks paid a king's ransom to add Mikal Bridges in the offseason, and the defensive play he made against the Chicago Bulls at the end of regulation of their Thursday night tilt shows just why they coveted him.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points and 18 rebounds, Jalen Brunson added 22 points and 12 assists and the New York Knicks edged Chicago Bulls 113-111 in overtime. Miles McBride finished with 22 points, while Mikal Bridges had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the short-handed Knicks,
The New York Knicks won a nailbiter in overtime against the Chicago Bulls on Thursday, Feb. 20. Mikal Bridges secured a game-saving block for the Knicks during the dying moments of regulation, swatting away Nikola Vucevic‘s shot attempt out of a designed play to give the Knicks a chance to avoid embarrassment in overtime.
Mikal Bridges shared what led to his game-saving block in the New York Knicks overtime win against the Chicago Bulls
New York Knicks forward Mikal Bridges detailed what went wrong for Bulls center Nikola Vucevic in the game-saving play on Thursday. The Eastern Conference heavyweight picked up its first win of the season against a lowly Chicago team in a 113-111 overtime thriller.
All-Stars Jalen Brunson (22 points) and Karl-Anthony Towns (32) combined for 54 points, and Mikal Bridges came up with a massive block on Bulls center Nikola Vucevic to force overtime in New York’s 113-111 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday.
All-Stars Karl-Anthony Towns combined for 54 points, and Mikal Bridges came up with a massive block on Bulls center Nikola Vucevic to force overtime in New York’s 113-111 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday.
The New York Knicks paid a king's ransom to add Mikal Bridges in the offseason, and the defensive play he made against the Chicago Bulls at the end of regulation of their Thursday night tilt shows just why they coveted him.
Although the former Brooklyn Net has not consistently scored, he continues to be clutch when New York needs him most.
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Bridges, physically overmatched, remained in between Vucevic and the basket, leapt quickly and swatted the ball and the Bulls’ chances away to send the game into an overtime that the Knicks survived, 113-111, on Thursday at the Garden.
Mikal Bridges shared what led to his game-saving block in the New York Knicks overtime win against the Chicago Bulls
The Knicks pulled out a hard-fought OT win over the Bulls on Thursday night, but it could have been a different story without Mikal Bridges' defense.
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