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Mikal Bridges' clutch steals are deciding the Knicks-Celtics playoff series

New York Knicks forward Mikal Bridges is quite literally stealing away his team's second-round NBA playoff series from the Boston Celtics.

For a second-straight game, Bridges secured the game-altering steal against Boston to prevent the Celtics from getting the points necessary with time ticking down to either force overtime or win altogether.

Bridges prevented overtime during Game 1 with a steal, and Wednesday night's Game 2 in Boston saw him steal the ball away from the Celtics as time expired to prevent a game-winning basket. New York took the razor-thin contest after Bridges' steal, 91-90, for a surprising 2-0 series lead on the defending champs.