{"id":123,"date":"2026-05-22T06:08:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T06:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=123"},"modified":"2026-05-22T06:08:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T06:08:05","slug":"mikal-bridges-keeps-being-everything-knicks-could-ask-for-in-game-2-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=123","title":{"rendered":"Mikal Bridges keeps being everything Knicks could ask for in Game 2 win"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There have been too many games across these past two seasons when it has been too easy to forget Mikal Bridges is in the building. There have been too many times he\u2019ll disappear into the corner and watch his teammates work. There have been too many quiet nights that make it feel like his initial run with the Nets in 2023 \u2014 when he averaged 26.1 points for a playoff team \u2014 was a fever dream.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Too often, it has felt like Bridges forged James Dolan\u2019s signature to secure his $150 million extension. Too rarely has Bridges felt as valuable as the five first-round picks the Knicks gave away in hopes of elevating their title chances.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But now? Bridges is everything the Knicks imagined.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI know what he\u2019s capable of,\u201d OG Anunoby said. \u201cHe\u2019s an amazing player. He\u2019s been his whole career. I\u2019m not surprised at all. This is Mikal: He\u2019s a great player\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bridges maintained much-needed aggressiveness on both ends of the floor in his ninth consecutive strong performance, helping the Knicks earn their ninth straight win, 109-93 in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals at Madison Square Garden.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bridges finished with 19 points (9-for-12 shooting from the field), three rebounds, three assists, one steal and no turnovers, repeatedly attacking the paint and delivering from midrange, refusing to settle for 3-pointers, but making the only one he took.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just taking what the defense gives me,\u201d Bridges said. \u201cI\u2019m just being aggressive. If I\u2019m open, shoot. If not, drive. That\u2019s it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bridges, who had 18 points (7-for-11 shooting) in Game 1, was the unsung hero of the 22-point comeback, shutting down James Harden and hitting a pair of clutch 3-pointers in the fourth quarter.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Less than a month ago, Bridges\u2019 confidence looked shot and his starting job appeared in jeopardy after he finished with zero points in a Game 3 loss in Atlanta that put the Knicks two losses from the end of their season. <\/p>\n

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Now, the Knicks are two wins from reaching the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999, buoyed by Bridges\u2019 inspired two-way play.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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