Josh Hart was traded for one first-round pick. Mikal Bridges, the spotlighted player Friday for the interborough rivalry game, cost the Knicks five.

It looked like Dennis Schroder was on his way to a game-tying layup as he raced back down the court and got behind Knicks forward and Brunson's Villanova teammate Mikal Bridges, with a clear path to the rim. But Bridges stayed in range and was able to ...

Bridges had the final say by blocking Dennis Schroder’s attempted game-tying layup as time expired. He was mobbed by the Knicks (6-6) while his old team walked away. For Brunson, it was another defining moment in his Knicks tenure to save his team from a near collapse.