Is this what the New York Knicks envisioned after acquiring Mikal Bridges? Giving up an unprecedented five first-round picks for a talented player, but never an All-Star.

Once upon a time, Philly presumably could have extracted every draft pick that New York possessed before it splurged on trades for Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns. The Knicks were always the

New York Knicks forward Mikal Bridges explained what Nikola Vucevic did wrong in his game-saving play against the Chicago Bulls

Without Josh Hart and OG Anunoby — and still awaiting the return of Mitchell Robinson — the Knicks did just enough to avoid blowing a double-digit second-half lead.

Less than a week after Presidents' Day, Mikal Bridges put forth a vital ... six coming from the arms of Karl-Anthony Towns, who was 12-of-15 from the field over the final 29 minutes.

Even with Josh Hart added to the street-clothes crew with a knee injury, they kicked off their final stretch of 28 regular-season games by pulling out a gritty, 113-111, overtime decision.