Much of the conversation was heading to the Neticks series in the first round against Pistons about the defense of the Mikal Bridges on Cade Cunningham. But his crime that could be X Factor in this series.
KNICKS team was traded with Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns partially to help remove the pregnancy from Jalen Brunson after he scored 40 points in five players last year-and they needed every part of it while feeling an exhausted list.
From an offensive point of view, Bridges had a strange season with KNICKS.
It was delighted from Deep, where he shot 35.4 percent, which is the lowest 3 -point clip since its upward season.
Bridges photographed only 30.5 percent on 3s higher than the key compared to 42.5 percent of the corners, according to NBA.com.
The bridges did not put much pressure on the edge, too. Although the American Professional League led the minutes that played, the bridges tried only 118 free throws – or 1.4 per game.
However, Bridges was one of the most efficient mid -range archers in the American Professional League this season.
Analyzes say it is difficult to win games with those attempts, which are a heavy part of the player's diet. Nevertheless, bridges are believed otherwise, especially when it comes to the qualifiers.
“It is difficult to reach the edge, it is difficult to get 3s, and it looks like a lot of court,” said Bridges on Thursday. “It is not only the edge and the three. You pay for men a lot of money to protect the edge and things like that. So, this is similar to going to their habitats if you are ready to go there while they were waiting for you … being a top scorer from three levels-to be able to reach the edge, and I think there is a large part of the paint, or he thinks that there is nothing to escalate in photography 3, and I think there is a large part of the paint, or They are topped in photography 3. Also.
It may be to attack the edge against the young Bestones team, who won the fourth largest mistake in the league this season, beneficial to Nix.
Players' awareness of an unpleasant problem may be harmful to a team consisting of the first site.
With all attention to Brunson, bridges should have opportunities to arrest 3s.
KNICKS will need to launch more 3S in the qualifiers than they did in the normal season, when they ranked 27th in attempts.
The bridges showed the ability to be a large size shooter and 3 -point efficiency in the past.
KNICKS may need Bridges now more than ever.
