New York added to the No. 2 offense in basketball with a 118-85 thumping of the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night. The performance continued what has been an up-and-down start for the 12-8 Knicks, who have looked like the best team in the NBA at points and then a bunch of strangers at others.

The struggles for Mikal Bridges have gotten to the point that New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau kept him on the bench for the final eight minutes

Mikal Bridges responded quickly, positively and emphatically as the Knicks boat raced the shorthanded Pelicans at MSG.