Mikal Bridges scores 30 points in Knicks' win vs. Raptors

Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News on Jan 28, 2026

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Six steals for OG Anunoby, a 30-point barrage from Mikal Bridges and a massive third-quarter run that broke the seal for the Knicks’ fourth win in a row.

With Mitchell Robinson (load management) and Miles McBride (ankle) sidelined for the second leg of a home-road back-to-back following Tuesday’s victory over the Sacramento Kings, the Knicks used a 25-4 third-quarter run to help turn a 12-point deficit into a 119-92 victory over the Toronto Raptors at the Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday.

“Just staying with it man, they came out going fast and pressuring us and we didn’t let that bother us,” Bridges said after the game. “We stuck with it.”

The run from the third quarter on expanded to as large as 47-19 as the Knicks outscored the Raptors, 72-41.

Now, after dropping nine of an 11-game stretch, the Knicks have found their stride with several players in and out of head coach Mike Brown’s evolving rotation.

“Once you get them legs going, and that competitive spirit comes out, we felt like they tried to punk us a little bit,” Bridges said. “And it kinda pissed us off. And we went from there.”

On Wednesday, the wings came to play on the offensive end. And the Knicks needed every bucket their two-way duo could offer as Jalen Brunson, who played through an illness, and Karl-Anthony Towns struggled to put points on the board against the versatile Raptors defense.

Brunson finished with 13 points on 5-of-13 shooting from the field, and Towns dominated the glass (22 rebounds) with Robinson on the bench but mustered just eight points on 3-of-11 shooting from the field.

Yet on nights like this, you’re reminded why there were early-season clamors for the Knicks to send four players to 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles in February. Bridges, who had battled a cold-shooting month of January, made 12 shots on 15 attempts for a team-high 30 points on Wednesday. After scoring 18 points in Tuesday’s win over the Kings, Bridges has made 20 of his last 28 shot attempts and six of his last nine 3s.

“A lot. I think a lot of it comes from not just shooting the ball, but I wasn’t playing how I wasn’t supposed to be playing. I wasn’t coachable enough,” he said in his postgame walk-off interview. “I don’t know what it was. Maybe I felt too much entitlement but I had to just talk to myself about it and be coachable, be the best teammate I can be and let the basketball speak for itself.”

Anunoby dominates in return to Toronto

Anunoby shot 10 of 15 from the field in Saturday’s road victory over the Philadelphia 76ers and 5 of 7 on Tuesday against the Kings. Add 11 more made field goals on 18 attempts to complete a hot-shooting three-game stretch for New York’s defensive stopper.

Anunoby played one of his best games of the season with 26 points, six steals and five assists against his former team. The Knicks found him early and often in his return to Toronto, and finding their defensive stopper on the offensive side of the floor has been a recipe for success.

New lineup

The Knicks built separation in their wins over the Sixers and Kings in minutes Towns spent on the bench. But on Tuesday night, Brunson watched from the sidelines as a lineup featuring Towns sparked a massive third-quarter run that broke the game wide-open.

Second-year guard Tyler Kolek was part of that unit and finished with five points and 10 assists in 19 minutes.