Knicks’ Mikal Bridges praised for strong defensive effort in Game 1 . However, it was his defense that showed up at a really important time for New York. In overtime, he recorde

Mikal Bridges' basketball skills were not their best on Monday, so he relied on his football knowledge instead to make the game-saving play in the New York Knicks' 108-105 overtime victory against the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of their second-round series.

On that pivotal play, Bridges looked like a cornerback tracking the ball, ripping it from Brown’s hands as soon as he caught the pass. After the game, he was asked how he managed to make that impressive defensive stop and he credited his football knowledge.