It wasn’t pretty, but the New York Knicks are back in the win column.

New York entered the fourth quarter down 79-75 to the Brooklyn Nets, shooting just 39% from the field with 11 turnovers.

Then the Knicks proceeded to go on a 28-11 run to close the game and win.

Say what you want about this team, but they’ll keep you guessing. A few takeaways from New York’s third win of the season.

Mikal Bridges is still searching

For the second time this season, head coach Mike Brown hooked Mikal Bridges just three minutes into the second half.

And for the second time this season, the Knicks completed the comeback win without the two-way wing.

What looked like a promising start for Bridges quickly dissolved into a one-for-seven performance in 16 minutes of played. His lone make was in the first quarter.

New York is now scoring just 96.1 points per 100 possessions with Bridges on the floor, and 128.4 points per 100 with him off.

We’ve seen slumps before, but this figures to be the worst among them. I won’t pretend to know what the solution is for Bridges. But I trust that it remains a priority for Mike Brown and his coaching staff.

When asked about Bridges’ decreased playing time postgame, Brown told reporters the guard has got to focus on the positives:

“When you’re in a funk, you’ve got to find one or two things to hold your hat on,” Brown said. “Mikal is one of the best runners in the NBA. He has to hang his hat on that, as well as his cutting.”

Mike Brown is searching too

Bridges isn’t the only one looking for answers. New York’s head coach has yet to find a winning recipe within his rotation.

After telling reporters that he hasn’t been able to play Mohamed Diawara due to the Knicks’ slow start, he randomly inserted the young win in the first quarter on Monday.

Diawara immediately started making an impact, particularly on the “50-50” balls.

The 21-year-old went on to play six minutes. Watch for him to continue getting spot minutes as New York works to figure out their identity this season.

Before the matchup on Monday night, Brown left no suspense in what Jose Alvarado’s return meant for Tyler Kolek:

“The reality of it is that Jose got hurt,” Brown told reporters. “Tyler gave us some good minutes. I sat em’ both down, I said Jose, you’re our backup because you ended the season as our backup. Both of you guys helped us win last year. Jose in The Finals, Tyler in the Cup Finals. Both of you guys gotta be ready, a change can happen at any time.”

Change can happen at anytime. But I don’t think even Brown envisioned it happening so soon. He turned back to Kolek to start the fourth quarter with the offense stagnant, and the third-year guard helped the offense to nine points in four possessions.

Andre Drummond can stop searching

I presumed Andre Drummond to have a deeper bag offensively than Mitchell Robinson. I presumed wrong.

Let’s just say that if it’s not a dunk, Drummond needn’t worry about it moving forward. Okay? Okay.

New York will look to make it back-to-back wins on Wednesday when they host the Chicago Bulls. Tip-off is 7:30 pm EST.