The New York Knicks traded five first-round picks to acquire Mikal Bridges last summer. The deal has paid off with two game-ending defensive plays from Bridges to give the Knicks a shocking 2-0 series lead over the Boston Celtics.

I take full ownership of the way that I’ve played in this series,” Jayson Tatum said Thursday. “I can’t sugarcoat anything. I need to be better.”

With a stunned TD Garden crowd left in silence after the New York Knicks escaped with a gritty 91–90 win—taking a surprising 2–0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals—the spotlight again turned to Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum.