After acquiring Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges this past offseason, the New York Knicks seemed primed to compete for an NBA title in 2025. For most of the season, though, that didn’t appear to be in the cards.

How in the world did the New York Knicks do it again? After scoring a measly 13 points in the first quarter and falling behind by 20 in the third, they put together a 21-4 run in the fourth to steal their second straight road victory against the defending-champion Boston Celtics on Wednesday.

Mikal Bridges has become the embodiment of the old adage, “It’s not how you start, but how you finish.” On Wednesday night in Boston, for a second straight game in Game 2 of the New York Knicks’ Eastern Conference semifinal against the Celtics,