Knicks blowout Hawks in Game 6 to reach EC Semifinals

https://nypost.com/2026/04/30/sports/knicks-advance-in-playoffs-after-beating-hawks-in-game-6/

There was no room for even a glimmer of hope for the Hawks. Hardly a second of belief they might have a shot to force a Game 7. The Knicks wouldn’t allow it. This was them at their very best, as they obliterated the Hawks 140-89 in Game 6 on Thursday night at State Farm Arena to win the series and advance to the second round, where they’ll face the winner of Saturday’s Game 7 between the Celtics and 76ers.

The blowout was unprecedented:

They led by 47 points at halftime, setting the record for biggest halftime lead in postseason history.

They led by 53 points after three quarters, setting the record for biggest lead after three quarters in postseason history.

 Their 61-point lead in the third quarter was the biggest in franchise history in the postseason.

The 140 points were the most the Knicks have scored in a playoff game.

“That’s something where it shows what we can do,” Josh Hart said. “And now we gotta continue to build off of it. Now we can’t sit there and not do it because we know we have what it takes to do it.

“It just reinforced the kind of team that we have, the players that we have, the coaches that we have.”