The New York Knicks are actually one win away from their first journey to the NBA Finals this century with a 121-108 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, giving them a 3-0 lead within the Japanese Convention Finals. After an evening the place the Knicks by no means trailed on the street, listed below are the winners and losers from the NBA playoffs.
Winners
Mikal Bridges, New York Knicks
Two years in the past, the Knicks traded 5 first-round picks and a swap to get Mikal Bridges from the crosstown Brooklyn Nets. To date, they haven’t any regrets concerning the deal, particularly after Bridges put up 22 factors on 11-for-15 capturing in Sport 3, together with three steals and two blocks.
Bridges is capturing 62.8 % within the playoffs, a surprising quantity for a fringe participant and an indication of how he is thrived in Coach Mike Brown’s motion-heavy offense. Six of his baskets got here on the rim and two extra have been within the paint as Bridges’ hustle and really feel for the sport helped him shred the Cavaliers protection — whereas guarding James Harden and avoiding fouling him a single time.
