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 finds solace in front of a television screen: a game controller gripped by his gangly fingers, a headset sitting on his waves and his best friend in the NBA in his ear. For months, Bridges and Knicks teammate Cam Payne had been playing the recently resurrected College Football 25.

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.