clean defense of Bridges. He was in his chest all game. Ultimately, a lot of the good defense from Mikal happened in the plays that never got to occur, getting around the screens he gets spammed ...

Overall, the New York Knicks have a middling defense. But they've struggled mightily against elite offenses. What might that ...

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!” at his locker.

Mikal Bridges led the Knicks with 28 points and had a wild plus-43 in Monday night’s 143-106 win over Memphis at Madison Square Garden. But perhaps his most important contribution came on defense, as ...

Midway through Mikal Bridges' first season as a Knick, TSN's Steph Noh breaks down how it looks for New York and Brooklyn.

The Knicks went all-in on acquiring Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby to be the backbone of a defense capable of neutralizing elite perimeter scorers. Yet Edwards exposed their shortcomings on Friday.

NBA notes from SNY's Ian Begley after the New York Knicks' 143-106 win Monday against the Memphis Grizzlies and a Julius Randle-Jimmy Butler development to watch before the trade deadline.

Morant scored just 10 points on 5-13 shooting while being completely taken out of the game by New York's top wing defender.

The Knicks' defense had 20 steals Monday night routing the Memphis Grizzlies and the 26 turnovers it caused led to ...

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.