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The New York Knicks are into the second round of the NBA Playoffs, having decimated the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series, 140-89. As insane as it may sound, the game wasn’t even as close as that 51-point margin.
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Following the win, Knicks head coach Mike Brown explained why everything went right on Thursday night.
“It’s hard to replicate, duplicate, however you want to say it.,” Brown said.
“Our guys, their connectedness right now is off the charts. When you lock into the detail, and you are connected like that with a group as talented and versatile as that group, you have a chance to do that.”
The Knicks set all sorts of records, both franchise and NBA.
After trailing 12-11 early, New York went on a historic 61-10 run.
The Knicks led 83-36 at halftime. That broke the NBA Playoff record for largest halftime lead , which was set back in 2017 by the Philadelphia 76ers (41-point lead).
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As a team, they shot 59% from the field, hit 13 triples, and posted 33 assists to just nine turnovers. Fifteen players saw some action with the game so out of hand, with six different bench players reaching double figures in scoring.
New York was led in scoring by OG Anunoby , who poured in 29 points on 11-for-14 shooting. Teammate Mikal Bridges somehow was even more efficient, knocking down 12 of 14 shots, for 24 points.
Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns both made their presence felt early. But the game was over before halftime, so they spent much of the rest of the game having fun from the bench.
The Knicks will face the winner of the 76ers-Celtics series. Philly won Game 6 on Thursday night, setting up a winner-take-all Game 7 in Boston .
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