Radio City had nothing on the Christmas spectacular that Mikal Bridges provided for the New York Knicks on Wednesday afternoon. Future narrators of scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long,

Mikal Bridges spent much of this Knicks season before the holidays — too much, probably — as the “but.” As in, yes, the new-look Knicks are shaping up to be a legit contender with an unreal

• Wembanyama became the third player to score 40-plus points in his Christmas debut, joining Wilt Chamberlain (45, 1959) and Tracy McGrady (43, 2000). • Wembanyama became the first player to amass 40-plus points, 15-plus rebounds, and five-plus 3-pointers on Christmas Day.