The New York Knicks' Mikal Bridges discourse soured after Friday's rough outing against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
New York Knicks guard Mikal Bridges undoubtedly had his worst performance of the season on Friday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, in which New York lost decisively 126-101.
In a recent appearance at The Mark Jackson Show, legend Julius Erving revealed why Mikal Bridges is his favourite current player in the NBA.
The Knicks had a tough shooting night in their loss to the Thunder, but Mikal Bridges did not make a shot and finished with zero points.
In the locker room after the Knicks’ embarrassing 126-101 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night, the rest of the team already was gone. Mikal Bridges was the last one still in the bowels of Madison Square Garden, dressing slowly and considering the obvious.
By the time the Knicks’ fourth loss in the past five games settled into place, by the time all of the starters had been removed and fans started exiting well before the final horn sounded, it became their latest concerning outing as a defensive unit.
After losing in a dogfight last week, the New York Knicks came out completely flat in their rematch with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday, losing by a score of 126-101.
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The 126-101 drubbing had been billed as a potential National Basketball Association Finals preview. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW YORK (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 points in 29 minutes, and the Oklahoma City Thunder emphatically bounced back to rout the New York Knicks 126-101 on Friday night in the first game since their 15-game winning streak was snapped.
“They’re NBA teams, the best of the best,” Karl-Anthony Towns said after the Knicks’ 117-114 win over the Spurs which was highlighted by Mikal Bridges going off for 41 points to help offset Victor Wembanyama’s 42.