Immediately after Game 6, the Knicks' focus shifted directly to the Boston Celtics, and rightfully so. They will have to contend with the defending champions without home court advantage, a tall task for anyone in the Brown-Tatum era.

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?

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.