Mikal Bridges has made a whopping 48.8% of his field goals this year, a sizeable increase from his 43.3 mark last year.Among all players in the NBA, Mikal Bridges rates in the 98th percentile for playing time, logging a monstrous 37.1 minutes per game while playing on the road this year.This year, the opposing team's starting SGs have scored 19.0 points per game (highest in the league) vs. the Indiana Pacers, designating this as a positive matchup for offensive performance.The Knicks are expected to get a boost in possessions in this contest from being pitted against the 9th-quickest pace-of-play team in the league this year (the Pacers).Offensive rebounds retain possession and produce added opportunities for scoring and assists, and the New York Knicks rank 4th-best in in the NBA with 12.4 offensive boards per game over the last 10 games.
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