On The Putback with Ian Begley, SNY's NBA Insider is joined ‪ ESPN's Tim MacMahon and TNT's Jeff Johnson to discuss concerns about the Knicks' defense, why Mikal Bridges is struggling, and what is working for OG Anunoby.

Guards like Jayson Tatum, Tyrese Haliburton, and Darius Garland have torched the Knicks this season, exposing cracks in the team’s ability to contain the league’s most dynamic scorers, with much of the blame on the outside falling on Bridges, tasked with guarding the point of attack.

Bridges scored a season-low seven points on 3-for-15 shooting, including six misses in seven tries from 3, in 33 minutes. He sat in favor of veteran guard Cam Payne down the stretch.

The New York Knicks moved mountains in order to acquire Mikal Bridges from the Brooklyn Nets back in the summertime. Bridges, 28, is averaging 15.8 points for the Knicks, which is a step back from his past two years with the Brooklyn Nets,

At this time last season, Mikal Bridges gave a disheartened press conference about New York Knicks fans taking over a Brooklyn Nets home game at Barclays Center. One year later, he was on the other end of the crosstown rivalry.

Josh Hart was traded for one first-round pick. Mikal Bridges, the spotlighted player Friday for the interborough rivalry game, cost the Knicks five.

Bridges has been nearly allergic to drawing fouls, and his defense hasn't quite been as advertised. But his corner 3s have been money.