The New York Knicks have defending champions Boston Celtics From the playoffs of the NBA thrown and meet in the final of the Eastern Conference on Indiana.
In the sixth game of the quarter -final series in the “Best of Seven” mode, the Knicks clearly defeated the injury -plagued Celtics with 119: 81 and won the series 4-2. The Knicks are in the final series of Eastern Conference for the first time in 25 years.
Opponents are from Wednesday (local time) Indiana Pacers. In the Western Conference stand Minnesota Timberwolves in the final and meeting on the winner of the encounter between Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver nuggetswho play a crucial seventh game. The two conference champions then play out the NBA champion.
“Losing against the Knicks feels like death”
New York defeated the arch-rival, whose top star Jayson Tatum suffered a Achilles tendon tear in game four, over the width: six kink players scored double-digit points, especially Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby with 23 points each.
Top scorer of the Celtics was Jaylen Brown with 20 points. “Losing against the Knicks feels like death. But I was always taught that there is life after death, so we prepare for everything that comes next on our trip“, said Brown. The game was practically decided in the second quarter, which the Knicks dominated 38:17.
Already 64:37 at halftime
At halftime it was already 64:37 from the perspective of the hosts in the Madison Square Garden in front of noble fans such as Timothée Chalamet, Lenny Kravitz, Ben Stiller and Spike Lee. “They defeated us in the fifth game and we reacted tonight“, said Brunson, whose father Rick had stood in the Eastern Conference final with New York 2000: “It’s great. I mean the fact that we were no longer here since my father was in a team – it means a lot to this organization and this city.”
Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau found the performance of his team “Great from start to finish”. Boston’s head coach Joe Mazzulla cleared up: “Ultimately, we set a goal and did not achieve it.”