Phoenix Suns forward Mikal Bridges tied his season-high in points in Saturday night’s win over the Indiana Pacers with 23, adding 4 assists as well.
He flashed some of the on-ball creation that many expected would come more consistently in this, his fourth, season in the NBA. Though most of those creation opportunities came before Jae Crowder left with a wrist injury in the third quarter, it stands to reason that Bridges is well-equipped to pick up some scoring volume with Crowder and Payne both set to miss at least the next game.
The 23-point output couldn’t have come at a better time, with the volume already a little bit ramped up.