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The Knicks offense started the game in shambles. Then Jalen Brunson undid it. And they never looked back. Rising Spurs had won 11 straight and looked like an elite team with title aspirations. And since blowing a double-digit lead to the Spurs on New Year’s Eve, the Knicks had mostly dragged their feet. But Sunday’s […]
Mikal Bridges’ epiphany came from a bit of personal reflection. After the Knicks defeated the Raptors last week in Toronto, when Bridges scored 30 points, his response on the MSG Network broadcast about how honest he was was going viral. Bridges admitted he “felt too entitled” and “wasn’t coachable.” That realization wasn’t prompted by the […]
TORONTO – Mikal Bridges had an epiphany. He was passive and struggling for about a month, and had the look and feel of a player who wasn’t at the level needed for his team to succeed. But something changed during Wednesday’s 119-92 win over the Raptors. He went from insecure to extremely effective, dropping a […]
For both Miles McBride and Landry Shamet, three-point shooting is what they are most associated with. After all, they shoot 43.7 percent and 43.5 percent from deep. Their competence on the other end of the line is often lost in the discourse. But their defense is crucial, and something the Knicks can barely reproduce. “Shots […]
PHOENIX — Jalen Brunson caused the big turnover in Friday’s loss, but Mike Brown agreed Mikal Bridges didn’t do enough to get the ball back. “In a situation like that, you have to go get the basketball,” the Knicks coach said. “You can’t trust the referees to make the decision. You have to go get […]
Mikal Bridges tried to be humble and claimed he didn’t guard Brandon Ingram properly. But then Miles McBride sounded from the locker next to him and praised Bridges’ effort. “You did a great job,” McBride said. That was a more accurate representation of Bridges’ display. Ingram has been one of the main reasons the Raptors […]
CHICAGO – Mike Brown says he wants to see how the Knicks respond to adversity. He is already getting a chance, probably sooner than the coach had hoped. In the previous two seasons under coach Tom Thibodeau, the Knicks only suffered a three-game losing streak after Christmas. With higher expectations and an experienced roster, Brown […]
Mikal Bridges is the standard that Mike Brown begs the rest of his Knicks roster to emulate. The Knicks coach raved about Bridges’ next-play speed after the team’s 113-108 win over the Hornets Friday night at Madison Square Garden in the preseason finale. That “next play speed” represents his “incredible” ability to immediately switch to […]
