You could say Young ran out of luck Monday in the Knicks' 119-110 victory over the Hawks at Madison Square Garden. But it’s more accurate to say that he ran into Mikal Bridges and a defense that was determined to keep the Atlanta guard from playing the villain role he so frequently has played at the Garden.
Miles McBride understands the premise. As one of the Knicks’ better perimeter defenders, he sees the workload Mikal Bridges carries on a nightly basis. It’s why McBride is yelling “First Team All-Defense!
Behind Jalen Brunson’s 34 points, New York left the MLK Day matinee at MSG with a 119-110 win that was ugly, physical and filled with complaining to the referees but nonetheless satisfactory after
After their upset of Boston on Saturday night, Atlanta moved to 6-1 against the top three teams in the Eastern Conference, which are Cleveland, Boston, and New
Mikal Bridges summed up the key to the Knicks 119-109 win over Atlanta on Monday evening: "Just playing defense, just playing hard, everybody connected, Josh Hart felt, "We've been struggling a little bit,
New York Knicks shooting guard Josh Hart had an interesting answer to a question about Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young.
It was the 68th 30-plus point game in Brunson's career as a Knick, and it helped New York improve to 28-16. Mikal Bridges added 26 points, while New York swingman Josh Hart chipped in with 14 points. Hart had suffered a cervical compression in the neck in the Knicks' 116-99 loss to the Timberwolves on Friday night.
The Knicks withstood a strong start from old enemy Trae Young, overcoming an early deficit to earn a 119-110 victory over his Atlanta Hawks amidst celebrations of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day. With the win, New York took down Atlanta for the first time in three tries this season and ended the Hawks' three-game winning streak.
It happened early. Trae Young was being guarded by Mikal Bridges - one of the best defenders on the New York Knicks. During this particular play, Young struggled to find a hole in Bridges' defense resulting in an early shock-clock violation.
NEW YORK (AP) Jalen Brunson scored 34 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 119-110 win over the Atlanta Hawks on ... New York improve to 28-16. Mikal Bridges added 26 points, while New York ...
As one of the Knicks’ better perimeter defenders, he sees the workload Mikal Bridges ... night victory over the Atlanta Hawks rose to their feet and applauded Bridges’ unrelenting effort.
Morant scored just 10 points on 5-13 shooting while being completely taken out of the game by New York's top wing defender. It was something that the coaching staff loved to see.