Mike Brown praises Mikal Bridges' hard work and intense defense on Tyrese Maxey

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The New York Knicks have continued their dominance over the Philadelphia 76ers. They are now 3-0 up against the 76ers, which is a lead that has proven to be insurmountable for any NBA team in history.

Mikal Bridges has been instrumental for the Knicks in this series, especially with the matchup against Tyrese Maxey. While the 76ers guard has been efficient, he has been quite passive, and that is mostly down to Bridges' pesky defense.

Mike Brown commends Mikal Bridges' pesky defense on Tyrese Maxey

In the first round, Bridges struggled against the Atlanta Hawks. They had to go through a tough six-game series to dispatch of them, but Bridges did not have the best series until that final Game 6.

Now, it seems that performance has set Bridges straight. He is now scoring at an efficient clip, but his hard work and defense continue to be at a high level. Head coach Mike Brown had nothing but praise for Bridges because of his Game 3 performance against Philly.