SAN ANTONIO — When Jalen Brunson went down in Los Angeles a little over a week ago, with his ankle turned in the opposite direction, all eyes shifted toward Mikal Bridges as the man who needed to step up in his absence.

OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges carried a second-half comeback Sunday evening for the Knicks, who toppled the Blazers, 110-93, after trailing by double-digits in the third quarter. Bridges dropped 21 of his 28 points in the second half,

With Jalen Brunson still rehabbing from a sprained right ankle, the Knicks have had to find new ways to fuel the offense. The answer in Sunday’s victory over the Portland Trail Blazers? A heavier