A crushing defeat often leads to controversy, finger-pointing, or a flood of excuses. But after the Knicks’ blowout Game 5 loss to the Celtics, one star chose a different path. Mikal Bridges’ candid postgame remarks offered a revealing glimpse into the team’s mindset — and what really went wrong in Boston.

Dave Portnoy is spilling the tea on his close encounter with a Celtics rival.

Mikal Bridges finds solace in front of a television screen: a game controller gripped by his gangly fingers, a headset sitting on his waves and his best friend in the NBA in his ear. For months, Bridges and Knicks teammate Cam Payne had been playing the recently resurrected College Football 25.