Do the Knicks have a snowball’s chance in hell of winning this series if Bridges isn’t playing lockdown defense while putting up the sort of offensive game he had in Game 6 against the Pistons — 25 points on 11-of-16 shooting to rescue what had been an OK-at-best offensive series through the initial five games?

The New York Knicks acquired Mikal Bridges last year to make life difficult for the Boston Celtics’ top stars if

Bridges “for sure” agrees he’s played his best defense of the season over the past six games. It comes at a time when the Knicks need it.