What is more unbelievable, Bradley Wright-Phillips' scoring form or the midfield play behind him?

After what can only be described as a less than ideal start, the New York Red Bulls currently have the second-leading goal scorer in MLS and the leading playmaker. Wright-Phillips has eight goals so far this season, while Sacha Kljestan has 10 assists.

It should be noted that the nearest distributor to Kljestan is Joao Pata on Real Salt Lake with six assists. He is the only other player in MLS with more than five.

It is an extension of a partnership that began last year, when Wright-Phillips scored 17 goals for the Red Bulls, while Kljestan netted 14 assists. Both players were in the top five of MLS for their respective statistical categories and are looking to top the form that helped the 2015 Red Bulls capture the Supporters Shield for best regular season record.

While Wright-Phillips started the season in a mini-slump, he has busted it with five goals in the past two games against New York City FC and Toronto FC. While it is a striker's job to score goals, he believes the real credit lies with those behind him.

"I feel like it's the midfield; they're unbelievable," Wright-Phillips said postgame after playing Toronto FC. "I feel like the midfield has been amazing and when they play well we win games. We've got Dax, Felipe, and Sacha, and when they're in there they're hard for any team to deal with."

While Wright-Phillips is quick to pass the success away from him, Kljestan is keen to pass it right back.

"[Bradley's] really the one making me look good, to be honest," Kljestan said post match. "I'm just trying to put Bradley in a place to succeed. Don't be surprised when he has 20 goals at the end of the season."

Kljestan has stayed consistent for the most part with the amount of goals he has fed to Wright-Phillips. Last season, Kljestan assisted on eight of Wright-Phillip's 17 goals, while this season Kljestan has contributed four assists on Wright-Phillip's eight goals.

One example of the chemistry the two players have is Kljestan showing the ability to pick space out for Wright-Phillips and lead him to a goal, such as this example from a 1-1 draw with Orlando City last month:

Hermoso pase filtrado de Sacha Kljestan y BWP solamente la empuja para que la pelota abrace la red. #ORLvNYhttps://t.co/gfa9IwRKwK - Fútbol MLS (@futbolMLS) May 6, 2016

Kljestan's evolution into the primary distributor to Wright-Phillips was not always a given. Heading into the 2015 season, the Red Bulls faced the challenge of finding a new primary playmaker after the departure of club legend Thierry Henry.

It should be noted, though, that Kljestan was rather inconsistent with his passing in the final third, especially when trying to find Wright-Phillips, as the 2015 team was still finding its legs in the middle of last season.

Eventually, Kljestan grew into his role as the primary attacking midfielder for the Red Bulls, and with it brought a surge in results for the Red Bulls. That surge culminated in the Supporters Shield victory, and a run to the Eastern Conference finals, one game away from MLS Cup.

By September, Kljestan said, "The relationships with the guys around me have grown so much; I feel so much more comfortable [with the team]." Kljestan highlighted a goal against Chicago, where without looking he knew where to pass to Wright-Phillips to give the striker more than enough room to score:

Now, with the Red Bulls 5-1-1 in their last seven and the partnership in full swing early in the season, there is no telling how high Wright-Phillips and Kljestan's totals will reach this year.

Wright-Phillips already owns a share of the Major League Soccer scoring record with 27 goals in 2014, but it will be interesting to see if Kljestan can make a run at Carlos Valderrama's record of 26 assists in one season. Would that be so unbelievable?