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Mikal Bridges shot 0-for-9 from the field — with seven of those 3-pointers — in the Knicks’ 126-101 loss to the Thunder on Friday night at the Garden.

New York Knicks forward Mikal Bridges started off slow this season, but things have been picking up for him in December, all leading to his 41-point explosion i

Adding Landry Shamet won't only help the Knicks behind the arc, but take some pressure off of Mikal Bridges and the entire wing rotation.

Thanks to Mikal Bridges' holiday breakout, the New York Knicks ensured it would not be a Joyeux Noel for Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs. A historic Christmas performance from Bridges helped the Knicks hold off a furious interconerfence challenge from the Spurs,