Mikal Bridges ' basketball skills were not their best on Monday, so he relied on his football knowledge instead to make the game-saving play in the New York Knicks ' 108-105 overtime victory against the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of their second-round series.

Mikal Bridges had two steals in overtime that helped seal the win, including a strip of Jaylen Brown on the final play of the game to prevent a potential game-tying three. On that pivotal play, Bridges looked like a cornerback tracking the ball,

Former Brooklyn Nets guard Mikal Bridges and the New York Knicks are trying to knock off the defending champion Boston Celtics. Monday was a show.