“You try not to think about it too much, but at the …

With 501 career regular-season games played, Bridges is alone at the top of a list he’s hoping to leapfrog off: He’s played in the most games without making it to the actual postseason, a trend that can finally be reversed if the Hornets upend the Orlando Magic at Kia Center on Friday night in an NBA play-in tournament game, where the victor earns the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 seed. “You try not to think about it too much, but at the same time, like I said, I want to be focused,” Bridges said.