Mikal Bridges couldn’t rewrite his painful Knicks narrative with Game 2 in balance

Mikal Bridges carried the weight of five first-round picks when he left the ground.

All season, he buckled under those expectations. But here was Bridges’ chance Monday to come up with the big shot, to redirect the conversation about his season — to change those disappointing first impressions as a Knick, to forget about those five first-round picks.

But just like Bridges’ season, that jumper fell short in the final seconds with a three-point deficit.

Predictably short.