The Knicks faced off against the Trail Blazers in a thrilling overtime game at the Moda Center, marked by an NBA season-high 42 lead changes and numerous turnovers. Mikal Bridges emerged as the hero with a buzzer-beater that clinched the win, scoring 33 points on efficient shooting, despite the team being out-rebounded and facing a tough challenge from the Blazers, especially Scoot Henderson's impressive bench performance. Ultimately, resilience rather than dominance defined New York's victory in this nail-biting contest.
Captain Clutch? Nope-Mikal Bridges! Quoth SagaciousNLoquacious: "FIIIIINALLY THE MIKAL THEY TRADED FOR! Dat Boi Cold. WHOOOOOO!!" My sentiments, exactly.
Bridges finished with 33 points on 13-of-21 shooting in his 41 minutes, and no shot was bigger than his buzzer-beater three over Portland's rookie center Donovan Clingan.
Did they deserve to win? Probably not. New York were clobbered on the glass 52-38 and did everything they could to blow this game, but they never quit.
For Portland, Deni Avdija logged a 27-point, 15-rebound double-double, and almost made it a triple-double with seven turnovers.
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