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

The more New York wins, the better their defensive chemistry will be. For a team that is just a game out of the second seed in the East, that much is clear. There's even more room to grow as well.

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 he helped shut down Grizzlies star Ja Morant, who scored just 10 points on 5-for-13 shooting in the rout.

Young finished with a team-high 27 points but shot an inefficient 8-of-22 from the field. He turned the ball over nine times to just six assists, his decision-making troubles exacerbated under the pressure Bridges applied from the opening tip.

The New York Knicks currently own the third-best record (33-16) in the East, thanks in large part to the unselfish efforts of veteran shooting guard Josh Hart.

New York will try to keep its four-game home win streak alive when the Knicks play Los Angeles. The teams match up Saturday for the first time this season.

Bridges — a former 2022 All-Defensive First Team honoree — has upped the ante on the perimeter. He can now continue such play when the Knicks take on Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets in their next outing.

The New York Knicks are one of the hottest basketball teams in the NBA currently. A big reason for that has been the improved chemistry of their top stars. When the team added key pieces like Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges, the Knicks understood that the results may not arrive right away.

Former Nets star Mikal Bridges returns to Barclays Center on Tuesday for the first time as a Knick.

Facing the NBA’s hottest team, with a top 5 record, the Knicks not only toppled the Grizzlies on Monday night at MSG, they battered them into early submission.

Tom Oldfield is targeting Mikal Bridges, Jordan Poole, and Malik Monk with his favorite NBA player props on Wednesday, January 29.

Mikal Bridges had 28 points, six assists and five rebounds, and the New York Knicks snapped the Memphis Grizzlies’ six-game winning streak with a resounding 143-106 win on Monday night.