Since being traded from the Brooklyn Nets, Mikal Bridges has been seen as something of a forgotten star on the New York Knicks this season. Monday night, he was the key reason why the team blew through a championship contender.

This version of Mikal Bridges looks nothing like the one Brooklyn traded away, but his revamped role could be the key to New York ascending in the East.

For a fleeting moment considered, Mikal Bridges is hoping for “good energy” as he returns to the Barclays Center on Tuesday for the first time since being