A Perfect Ending: Malik Beasley Fumbling The Ball To Lose The Series After Running His Mouth About Mikal Bridges And The Knicks Toughness

Like Clem said in that blog. Thank God for Jalen Brunson. The man sent Ausar Thompson flying out of the screen with the most beautiful crossover these eyes have seen since Randolph Childress gave Jeff McInnis the come hither. But this is a blog about someone else. This is a blog about Malik Beasley and the perfect ending he gave us. 

It all started on Twitter, shocking, I know. That's where Malik Beasley decided to start running his mouth about Mikal Bridges. 

Maybe Beasley was on to something here considering Bridges did play 44 minutes: 

He also had 25 points. He also had the tip-in that gave the Knicks real life late. 

Oh and don't forget that Malik Beasley decided to run his mouth about the Pistons being mentally tougher than the Knicks. 

And now we get to the perfect ending: 

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Exactly the way this series should have ended. Bridges playing his best game of the series. Brunson hitting the dagger. Beasley fumbling it out of bounds. I know the Pistons were scrappy and all that. But you can't run your mouth and then fumble the ball out of bounds with the series on the line. Beasley entered Knicks villain category for most of us fans. We get one every playoff year and he just took it this year. Last morning to celebrate the perfect ending, series win, all focus on Boston starts now.