Any concern over his wayward shooting appears to be behind him.
It was a night and day — or road and home — turnaround for Mikal Bridges in his first two games with the Knicks. “It was dope, man,” Bridges said. “Just the excitement in here; it’s really crazy. Just happy to get a win.”
Bridges, who was acquired from the Nets over the summer, has nailed 15 of 20 shot attempts over his past six quarters after he’d missed his first five shots, including four from 3-point range, in a scoreless first half Tuesday night against the Celtics.He also had discussed tinkering with his shot while shooting 2 of 19 from 3-point range in the preseason.
“No one is gonna shoot great for 82 games. Oftentimes, you’re in preseason and just trying to work through things and get in a rhythm, and you’re trying to figure out a new system and new teammates. And each day, that gets better and better. But if you think logically, this guy has shot almost 38 percent from 3 for his career. Me, I’d bet on that.” Bridges also was torched in that game by All-Star forward Jayson Tatum, who buried eight of Boston’s NBA record-tying 29 treys.
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