The New York Knicks entered Wednesday night ranked third in the NBA Eastern Conference. They deploy one of the toughest starting lineups in the league, even without All-Star guard Jalen Brunson. On paper, it would seem the Portland Trail Blazers would be outmatched against New York, but this young Rip City squad has shown grit and toughness when not favored and tonight was no different.
The Knicks and Blazers would exchange the lead 42 times in this game, the most times a lead has changed in any game this season. At the end of the day, it took a miracle three-pointer by Mikal Bridges over the outstretched arms of Donovan Clingan to give the Knicks a 114-113 victory in overtime.