The Latest Breaking News from Mikal Bridges

PHILADELPHIA — At yet another franchise crossroads, the 76ers need to think big. Bigger even than which coach can draw up the right plays for Joel Embiid and keep a player such as Tyrese Maxey progressing.

Can they get Mikal Bridges from Brooklyn?

NEW YORK — Mikal Bridges’ deep sigh pierced through the deafening silence wafting about the home locker room as he walked from his locker to the bathroom.

NEW YORK — Another Tobias Harris corner 3-pointer went splash, prompting coach Doc Rivers to raise both arms to high-five the 76ers’ standout forward as he came off the floor for a timeout.

PHILADELPHIA — Doc Rivers called a timeout 61 seconds into Monday’s third quarter, after a Spencer Dinwiddie bucket put the Brooklyn Nets up by seven points on the 76ers.

We look at what you might have missed during the first day of the NBA playoffs, starting with how Cleveland’s secondary scorers need to step up against the Knicks.

PHILADELPHIA — If there was any doubt about the rejuvenated state of James Harden’s 33-year-old body, it disappeared with 6:30 left in the second quarter of the Sixers’ 121-101 win over the Nets on Saturday afternoon. It was at that moment that Harden unleashed a stepback move so strong and…

PHILADELPHIA — Mikal Bridges scored 30 points and only missed six shots in his first playoff game as Brooklyn’s No. 1 scoring option — but it was a 20-point loss in a game the Nets hoped to play better.

NEW YORK — How is Mikal Bridges going to fare as the No. 1 option against a playoff-level defense?

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The forward has been one of the most reliable players in the league.