The New York Knicks earned their first Eastern Conference finals berth since 2000 with a 119-81 Game 6 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. The game wasn't in doubt after the first quarter, as New York absolutely dominated both ends of the floor. It was the largest playoff victory in franchise history.

The New York Knicks reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25 years and ended the one-year NBA title reign of the Boston Celtics with astonishing ease, rolling to a 119-81 victory in Game 6.

The Knicks will play the Pacers in the conference finals. The Knicks haven’t been to the NBA Finals since 1999 and the Pacers haven’t been since 2000.

These Celtics and this era were worthy of a more dignified final chapter than trailing by as many as 41 points and playing the role of faltering foil for the largest playoff win in Knicks history. Jaylen Brown was right to say this loss to the Knicks “feels like death.

After a 38-point drubbing by the Knicks in Game 6 ended the Celtics' reign as NBA champions, Jaylen Brown acknowledged, "Finishing in May feels weird, it's definitely not something we were prepared for.

The New York Knicks pulled off the unthinkable, eliminating the reigning champion Boston Celtics in six games of the Eastern […]