Mikal Bridges | Post-Game Press Conference | Chicago Bulls | 3.29.2024

Mikal Bridges | Post-Game Press Conference | Chicago Bulls | 3.29.2024

Muel at what point if any did you guys realize that everyone was just kind of hitting threes for you guys in that second half I don’t know I’m not sure I just know we was getting stops you know we was making runs I think maybe that ct3

In that left corner probably was like one of the indications because we was moving it getting good looks so I probably say that one and then obviously you guys probably know you set you guys tied an NBA record for most threes and a half when when the shots are falling

Like this I know KO has said you guys were due for a game like this what do you guys kind of react to a game where the shots are falling where you shuder Thomas everyone’s just hitting that many in a half like that yeah well I mean it

Start it didn’t start like that I mean we getting stops coming out that third quarter I mean besides it right in the beginning but you know I think all them shots came from confidence of getting stops you know I think they scored 19 and

A I don’t know maybe I’m not oh 23 and a fourth but we was uh we just playing good defense I think that’s what it was um you know then you make the shots and get stops it’s going to spread out a little bit you say it didn’t look like that in

The first half necessarily I mean in your mind was basically the offense feeding off of the defense in the third quarter is that what allowed you guys to turn the shooting yeah I mean once we get stops we just got confidence on the other end and um we looking for each

Other just sharing the ball um but yeah it really just starts on defensive end and bringing Just Energy I think we was lacking energy in the beginning of the third um and we came out and played harder muel how’s the neck from all the celebrating I’m good man it’s all right

It’s uh lot of celebrations um it’s good though I think uh somebody I think I think Phil Phil said something about he he wanted to celebrate a lot today so he wanted me make a lot shot so you know I hold it down for my boy cam Thomas was in here and just

Talking about how much you know the team has fostered this togetherness even though you know some games haven’t gone your way obviously how much does that affect your enjoyment and just well-being during the course of an NBA season the ability to feel close and have joy with the guys you’re around

Yeah I mean it goes a long way um it makes every day better you know it’s you know when you’re connected and you’re together you know even when you’re losing and times it’s tough you know you walk in in a locker room because with each other every day so you just you

Know you see your brothers and you kind of you know get in a better mood so I think just how close we are and how close we even become even more I think it just helps and it just helps on the court in the shows I mean you see

Everybody celebrate when everybody make a shot or score or get a stop so you know just it just makes you coming to work every day just you know in a good mood and even if you’re not in a good mood you know I know that if I’m not in

A good mood I know if I walk into practice I know I’mma leave out you know in a better mood so going back to the celebrations I guess if your neck was tired was that why you kind of did a little different celebration when you hit that shot over

Caruso you kind of put the three over your eye a little bit oh that’s for my boy June you know June June put the the threes on his ey so that was always for him so every time I do it for for June so that was just different than your

Usual one that was just for June for for that one yeah I mean I I think I did I don’t remember I think I did mine right early in the beginning and then I saw June you know he was all going crazy on the sideline so I saw him

Too oh really that’s dope that’s tough y thanks

Mikal Bridges spoke to the media following the Nets vs. Bulls on March 29, 2024