Knicks eliminate Hawks with a 140-89 Game 6 blowout
ATLANTA (AP) — OG Anunoby scored 29 points in 27 minutes, Karl-Anthony Towns had his second triple-double of the series and the New York Knicks had their biggest playoff victory in franchise history, overwhelming and eliminating the Atlanta Hawks 140-89 in Game 6 on Thursday night. The Knicks broke several NBA records by halftime. Their 40-15 lead at the end of the first quarter marked the largest of the shot clock era.
Their 47-point halftime lead was the biggest in playoff history. New York’s 51-point win tied for the sixth-largest margin of victory in NBA postseason history. Dyson Daniels and Mitchell Robinson were ejected after fighting following a pair of free throws from Anunoby that gave the Knicks a 50-point lead in the second quarter.
The Knicks exceeded 100 points with 8:21 remaining in the third quarter. New York’s starters were done for the night with 2:45 remaining in the third. Anunoby scored 26 of his points in the first half.
Mikal Bridges finished with 24. Towns, five days after becoming the fourth Knicks player with a playoff triple-double , had 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. 76ERS 106, CELTICS 93 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points, a resurgent Paul George had 23 points and Philadelphia which lost by 32 points twice in this first-round playoff series played its most complete game of the season and forced Game 7 with a win over Boston.
The decisive game is Saturday in Boston. Uplifted by Joel Embiid’s early return from an appendectomy , the Sixers rebounded from two blowout losses to win Game 5 in Boston and were buoyed by a throwback effort from George to keep a comfortable lead in Game 6. Embiid did his part in Game 6 with 19 points.