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Slow-starting Mikal Bridges benched during Knicks fourth-quarter comeback

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Bondy, S. (2026, November 3). Slow-starting Mikal Bridges benched during Knicks fourth-quarter comeback. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/02/sports/mikal-bridges-benched-during-knicks-fourth-quarter-comeback/

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Knicks coach Mike Brown benched starting shooting guard Mikal Bridges during a significant part of the fourth quarter as the team rallied to win 103-90 against an unnamed opponent. This marks the second consecutive game where Bridges saw limited playing time, finishing with six points in just 16 minutes. Despite his poor shooting performance, Brown emphasized that Bridges' running ability is one of his strengths and encouraged him to focus on it while finding other aspects of his game to improve upon.
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Mikal Bridges, the starting shooting guard for the New York Knicks, sat out most of the fourth quarter during their 103-90 victory over the Chicago Bulls on November 2, 2026. This marks the second time in three games that Bridges has been benched late in a game due to poor performance. He finished with just six points in 16 minutes of play. Head coach Mike Brown encouraged Bridges to focus on his positive attributes, such as running well and cutting effectively, rather than struggling shooting. Brown noted that Bridges' shot will improve over time as the season progresses.

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Brown PERSON · 4× Bridges PERSON · 3× Kolek PERSON · 2× Bulls ORG · 1× Jordan Clarkson PERSON · 1× Landry Shamet PERSON · 1× Mikal PERSON · 1× Mikal Bridges PERSON · 1× Mike Brown PERSON · 1× Tyler Kolek PERSON · 1×

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With everybody, when you’re in a funk, you got to find one or two things to hold your hat on, and Mikal is one of the best runners in the game, in both directions, offensively and defensively.
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🔮 And his shot will come eventually.
2026-11-03 · New York Post
Slow-starting Mikal Bridges benched during Knicks fourth-quarter comeback · assertive framing

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Mikal Bridges again watched a comeback victory from the bench. asserted
Bridges → watch → bench
For the second time in three games, the starting shooting guard was off the court for the vast majority of the second half and finished with just six points in 16 minutes. asserted
guard → finish → minutes
Head coach Mike Brown said Bridges should focus on the positives of his performance — specifically that he ran well in the 103-90 victory. asserted
he → say → victory
“He’s just got to keep playing. asserted
He → get → ?
Everybody goes through those ups and downs throughout the season,” Brown said. asserted
Brown → go → season
“And obviously, it’s the beginning of the season, so he has to find his way. asserted
he → ’ → way
With everybody, when you’re in a funk, you got to find one or two things to hold your hat on, and Mikal is one of the best runners in the game, in both directions, offensively and defensively. asserted
Mikal → ’re → directions
So he has to hold his hat on that as well as his cutting and trying to do that and other little things: rebounding, driving and touching the paint and spraying it. asserted
he → have → it
And his shot will come eventually. asserted
shot → come → ?
Bridges was a focal point of the offense early and took his first free throws of the season. asserted
Bridges → take → season
But his shot was still misfiring. asserted
shot → misfire → ?
He played the first three minutes of the third quarter and was benched for the remainder of the second half, with Landry Shamet and Jordan Clarkson eating up most of the minutes. asserted
Shamet → play → minutes
It was a similar story in Friday’s victory over the Bulls, when Bridges logged just 13 minutes. asserted
Bridges → log → minutes
He’s averaging a little over six points for the season. asserted
He → average → season
After missing four games with a sprained ankle, Jose Alvarado was activated Monday and took his previous position as Jalen Brunson’s first backup. asserted
Alvarado → miss → backup
But with New York’s offense stuck in the mud, Brown went to Kolek to start the fourth quarter, and it helped push the home team to victory. asserted
it → stick → victory
Before the game, Brown said it’s personal policy to not punish a player for getting hurt. asserted
it → say → player
“I try not to take a guy out [of his rotation spot] due to injury and the reality is Jose got hurt,” Brown said. asserted
Brown → try → injury
Kolek had two points and an assist in five minutes. asserted
Kolek → have → minutes
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