As essential as Jalen Brunson has been with the game on the line, Mikal Bridges has matched him — one stop at a time.

Mikal Bridges’ steal then secured a Game 2 win over the Celtics Wednesday night at TD Garden.  “We know when it gets close at the end of the game, a one-possession game, we got Captain Clutch,”

The Boston Celtics blew a 20-point lead and lost Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals to Jalen Brunson and the Knicks.