38 points of bloodbath! The Knicks ended 25 years of waiting, and the Eastern Conference Finals fought again to stage a century reincarnation

▌The New King was born at the Night of Massacre

Madison Garden Arena is in full swing tonight! The Knicks defeated the defending champion Celtics 119-81 and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals with a head high of 4-2. This is the first time that the New Yorkers have returned to the division finals since 2000. Coincidentally, their opponent back then was the Pacers - now they will stage a destiny showdown spanning 25 years in the Eastern Conference Finals.

★ Brutal Data Wall ★

[Massacre Record]

• Leading 40 points in three quarters (set team playoff record)

• Brunson played only 29 minutes and scored 24+6

• The Celtics' shooting percentage was 31.4%

• The Knicks scored 52-18 on the bench and crushed

▌Thibodeau's "farmer" moment

• The lead of 38 points in the final quarter still sent Downs + Anunobi

• Hart fought 7 floor balls in the whole game

• Brunson angrily threw a towel when he was replaced (Commentator: "Remembering the night when Ross was injured ")

[Celtic dynasty collapses]

• Tatum's absence became the last fig leaf

• Fierce quarrel broke out in the locker room

• The first major purge after the new boss acquired 6.1 billion yuan is about to be purged

• The curse of defending champion failed to enter the finals for six consecutive years

▌The golden age of New York

🎫 Tickets were sold to $19,000

📺 The quality of winning the championship was still in 1973 (no championship in 52 years)

💪 Hart: "We want to get back respect for New York "

🆚 Eastern Conference Finals: Knicks vs Pacers (reappearing in 1999-2000 season)