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

Moving Bridges to the bench as a sixth-man type wouldn't be the greatest look for a team that gave five first-round picks up for him, but our analysis says it would reset the starting lineup and provide the bench with a proven scorer.

Knicks forward Mikal Bridges‘ early-season struggles continued on Friday as he recorded eight points on 3-of-10 shooting and was a team-worst -14 vs. Charlotte.

SportsLine's model has simulated the Charlotte Hornets vs. New York Knicks 10,000 times and revealed its NBA Cup picks for Friday

The New York Knicks held on to beat the shorthanded Charlotte Hornets to improve to 3-0 in NBA Cup play on Friday.

Jalen Brunson had 31 points and made two clutch free throws with 8.6 seconds left, and the New York Knicks held on to beat the shorthanded Charlotte Hornets 99-98 to improve to 3-0 in NBA Cup play

Jalen Brunson scored 11 of his game-high 31 points over the final five minutes Friday afternoon for the visiting New York Knicks, who came back to edge the Charlotte Hornets 99-98 in NBA Cup Group A action.

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) drives to the basket ahead of Charlotte Hornets guard Josh Green during the second half of an Emirates NBA Cup basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Nov.

Finishing off a five-game road trip that featured wild highs and disappointing lows, the Knicks were able to come from behind and narrowly beat the Charlotte Hornets, 99-98, on Friday afternoon.