After a four-game losing streak that had many questioning them, the New York Knicks have started to turn things around, as they headed up to Toronto on Wednesday to face the Raptors on the second night of a back-to-back. A talented Raptors team with seeding implications on the line, the Knicks responded.

Despite a poor performance from Jalen Brunson for his standards, having just 13 points and four turnovers, the Knicks were able to pull it together for a 119-92 victory, as their second-half performance put them over the top. A strong performance on both ends of the floor for New York, they end the night back up to the second seed in the East.

The expectation is always that Jalen Brunson or even Karl-Anthony Towns will step up for the Knicks in a big-time win, but that was far from the case on Wednesday. Towns did bring value with 22 rebounds, but shot just 3-for-11 from the field for eight points. However, the offensive star of the game was in fact Mikal Bridges.

A player who has been known more in his career as being one of the top perimeter defenders in the league, Bridges didn't get a chance to showcase his offensive skillset till the 2022-23 season, averaging 20.1 points per game between games with the Phoenix Suns and Brooklyn Nets.

On Wednesday night, he led the Knicks with 30 points, going 12-of-15 from the field and connecting on 4-of-6 attempts from beyond the arc. Leading up to this game, it had been a rough stretch for Bridges, who had several underwhelming performances outside of a strong outing against the Sacramento Kings.

When interviewed after the game, Bridges pointed out that a reason for his lack of quality as of late was due to him not being coachable.

"Not just shooting the ball, I think I just wasn't playing how I was supposed to be playing, I think I wasn't coachable enough. I don't know what it was, maybe I felt too much entitlement," Bridges said.

Bridges and OG Anunoby are two of the best 3&D archetype players in the NBA, but Anunoby tends to outshine Bridges more times than not. Fans have seen what Bridges can be capable of, but he tends to take the backseat on this team most times as the fourth options.

However, it seems as though a change in philosophy has done well for him.

"But just had to kind of talk to myself a little bit about it, and just be coachable - be the best teammate I can be, and then let the basketball speak for itself," he added.

Now, having strung together a pair of solid performances, Bridges will look to build upon that heading into Friday's contest back at home against the Portland Trail Blazers.