So even though there were <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/03/12/sports/why-mikal-bridges-asked-tom-thibodeau-to-play-knicks-starters-less/">spicy comments before the game from Mikal Bridges</a> about minutes and Tom Thibodeau’s rotation, it all felt dissolved when <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/03/13/sports/mikal-bridges-saves-knicks-with-ot-buzzer-beater-vs-trail-blazers/">Bridges buried a buzzer beater.</a>

Let me take you through the day. Here is the relevant exchange with Bridges from the morning shootaround:

Even though there were spicy comments before the game from Mikal Bridges about minutes and Tom Thibodeau’s rotation, it all felt dissolved when Mikal Bridges buried a buzzer beater.{ai:summary}<p>Mikal Bridges made headlines with pre-game comments about coach Tom Thibodeau's rotation, expressing concerns over minutes. However, those tensions faded when Bridges hit a buzzer-beater, leading to a triumphant moment for the team. </p><p>Winning can often overshadow prior disputes in sports. #sports</p>

Inside the day of Knicks drama that had a happy ending

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