Tyrese Maxey is getting buried by Mikal Bridges’ playoff redemption

Nypost · May 07, 2026 · 358 words · By Zach Braziller

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Against the Celtics, Tyrese Maxey was unstoppable.

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What happened

Against the Celtics, Tyrese Maxey was unstoppable.

Why it matters

He owned crunchtime of the winner-take-all Game 7.

Common ground

That player has yet to show up to the Eastern Conference semifinals – in part due to Mikal Bridges’ lockdown defense.

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Claim 1: “Bridges also sank a big jumper late in the fourth quarter as the Knicks moved to within two wins of returning to the conference finals with a 108-102 victory at the Garden.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm the New York Knicks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 108-102 at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 New York Knicks season is the 80th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 3, 2025, the Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after five seasons with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_New_York_Knicks_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Knicks

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 New York Knicks season was the 78th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks reached the knockout stage of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_New_York_Knicks_season

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Claim 2: “Bridges has been a different player the last three games, after struggling for much of the first-round series against the Hawks.”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of Google Translate pages, which provide no factual information regarding Mikal Bridges or the Atlanta Hawks.

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web search NEUTRAL — Google's service, offered free of charge, instantly translates words, phrases, and web pages between English and over 100 other languages.
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Claim 3: “Coach Mike Brown considered bringing him off the bench, but stuck with the veteran wing.”

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No evidence was found after searching for this claim.

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Claim 4: “Bridges was at it again Wednesday night, shutting down Maxey when Game 2 of this Eastern Conference semifinal series was hanging in the balance, limiting him to seven of his 26 points in the second half.”

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Web search confirms Tyrese Maxey scored 26 points in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, but the specific breakdown of 7 points in the second half is not corroborated by the provided evidence snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_playoffs

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tyrese John Haliburton (born February 29, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed Hali and "the Haliban", he…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrese_Haliburton

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tyrese Kendrid Maxey (born November 4, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played college basketb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrese_Maxey

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Claim 5: “The young star guard has also committed 10 turnovers, six coming on Wednesday.”

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The provided evidence does not contain specific turnover counts for Tyrese Maxey in the games against the Knicks.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NBA season is the 80th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 21, 2025 and ended on April 12, 2026. The third edition of the in-season NBA…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_NBA_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alec Jacoby "Coby" White (born February 16, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coby_White

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Claim 6: “Against the Celtics, Maxey averaged 30 points.”

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Multiple web search results confirm Tyrese Maxey had 30-point performances against the Celtics, specifically in Game 6 and Game 7 of their series.

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Claim 7: “Through two games against the Knicks, that number is down to 19.5, on 37.5 percent shooting from the field.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of results for Tyrese Gibson and Tyrese Haliburton, which are irrelevant to Tyrese Maxey's shooting percentages against the Knicks.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2023–24 season. The playoffs began on April 20 and concluded on June 17 with the Boston Celtics winni…
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Claim 8: “In Game 2, he had 18 points on 9-of-13 shooting, five rebounds and tenacious defense.”

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The provided evidence consists of Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and myGov services, which are completely irrelevant to Mikal Bridges' basketball statistics.

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web search NEUTRAL — ATO and myGov communications Find out how we use myGov to communicate with you, including through your myGov Inbox.
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web search NEUTRAL — myGov is a simple and secure way to access government services online in one place.
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web search NEUTRAL — Payments and services to help with the cost of raising a child. Information about child care and child support. Help for teenagers becoming independent.
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