Wilt Chamberlain's 100 points or Chamberlain's 55 rebounds are not the only NBA records that seem unattainable. Less well known, another record seems difficult to beat. This is the 1,192 consecutive games played by AC Green, the former Lakers power forward. From November 19, 1986 to April 18, 2001, he never missed a match!
An ability to be available all the time shared by Mikal Bridges, the new Knicks winger. Since high school, the former Suns and Nets player has never missed a game, and in the NBA, he has 474 games in a row. But the person concerned assures that he does not have AC Green's record in mind.
“There’s no way I’ll catch him.” he said this weekend. “I have to watch what he was doing at the end of his series. I wonder if he was going in and out… I promise you it's not that ingrained in me. I'm just trying to play. »
Cupping, acupuncture…
The fact remains that this year, Mikal Bridges should exceed the mark of 500 matches in a row, and this is a real achievement in an NBA where the management of organizations has taken more and more place. Especially since the Knicks rookie is also one of the players who spend the most time on the floor.
“People ask me what my secret is, and I tell them I’m lucky” he continues. “I have fine bones that hold up very well. I do a lot of recovery and strength training. I do what it takes to avoid injuries. That's about it. I don't stay in the gym relaxing. I do things to recover, to help my body and allow me to be better the next day. We feel good in the present moment, but it's the next day that it can wake up. So I make sure I feel good in the evening so I don’t feel so bad the next day.”
Although he has no secrets, Mikal Bridges still admits that he experiments a lot. “The older I get, the more I add elements and learn… Cupping (retrievals) is something new. Last year, it was acupuncture. I'm just trying to add little things that I've never done before. »
| Mikal Bridges | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | PHX | 82 | 30 | 43.0 | 33.5 | 80.5 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 8.3 |
| 2019-20 | PHX | 73 | 28 | 51.0 | 36.1 | 84.4 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 9.1 |
| 2020-21 | PHX | 72 | 33 | 54.3 | 42.5 | 84.0 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 13.5 |
| 2021-22 | PHX | 82 | 35 | 53.4 | 36.9 | 83.4 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 14.2 |
| 2022-23 * | All Teams | 83 | 36 | 46.8 | 38.2 | 89.5 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 20.1 |
| 2022-23 * | PHX | 56 | 36 | 46.3 | 38.7 | 89.7 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 17.2 |
| 2022-23 * | BRK | 27 | 34 | 47.5 | 37.6 | 89.4 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 26.2 |
| 2023-24 | BRK | 82 | 35 | 43.6 | 37.2 | 81.4 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 19.6 |
| Total | 474 | 33 | 48.0 | 37.5 | 84.6 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 14.3 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
