Mikal Bridges wrong to rely on refs on pivotal play in Knicks’ loss to Suns: Mike Brown
NY Post
PHOENIX — Jalen Brunson committed the big turnover in Friday’s loss, but Mike Brown agreed that Mikal Bridges didn’t do enough to get the ball back.
“In a situation like that you’ve got to go get the basketball,” the Knicks coach said. “You can’t rely on the officials to make the call. You’ve got to go get the ball and we didn’t get the ball.”
With 13.5 seconds remaining in the 112-107 defeat to the Suns, Brunson’s errant pass was deflected by defender Grayson Allen.
Still, Bridges was closest to the loose ball and eased up on retrieving it because he was waiting for it to go out of bounds off the Suns. Instead, Allen chased down ball and threw it off Bridges to complete the turnover with the Knicks trailing by 3.
It was the most important play of the evening and led to New York’s fifth loss in its past six games. Bridges, who is averaging a career-low 1.4 free throw attempts per game, has often avoided contact this season.
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