Los New York Knicks They were classified this Friday for their first ESA conference final in 25 years after crushing the Boston Celtics for 119-81 and dethroning the current NBA champions by 4-2.
Los Knicks (Third parties of the East) will face with a court and for a position in the NBA finals to the Indiana Pacers (rooms). The first game will be played on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden with a lot of revenge aroma, starting because those of Tyrese Haliburton eliminated the New Yorkers last year in the second round.
Since 2000 he has had to wait for this legendary franchise to achieve a conference final. On that occasion they fell precisely to the Pacers of Reggie Miller.
In 1999 they also reached the final of the It is And Indiana were also measured, but this time they advanced to some finals in which they would lose in front of the San Antonio Spurs de Tim Duncan Y David Robinson.
Several more decades you have to go back to find the only two titles of the Knicks, corresponding to 1970 y 1973.
For all this, the New York fans have lived with absolute passion these last weeks with some Knicks that have been excited again and with a Garden has been a pressure cooker, especially this Friday to enjoy an already historic day for the large apple team.
Jalen Brunsonthe essential referent of this set, was the main offensive resource with 23 points (8 of 14 in shots with 3 of 8 in triples), 6 rebounds and 6 assists as Og Anunoby was again decisive in attack and defense (23 points with 7 of 18 next to 9 rebounds).
Besides, Josh Hart It became the third player in the history of the Knicks with a triple-double in postseason and the first from Walt Frazier in 1972 (10 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists), Dominicano Karl-Anthony Towns It was the best at the beginning (21 points and 12 rebounds) and Mikal Bridges (22 points with 4 of 7 in triples) rounded a magical evening of the Knicks, who beat with +38 the record of their greatest triumph in a 'playoff' match.
For its part, the Celticswounded to death due to the serious injury of Jayson Tatum, they needed an epic night but they were far away since they already lost 27 points to rest and came to be 41 below in the third period.
Jaylen Brown He tried everything but the success was not on his side. It ended with 20 points (8 of 20 in shots with 3 of 9 in triples), 6 rebounds and 6 assists but 7 ball losses. It was also eliminated by offenses with 2.50 in the third quarter.
In Derrick White (8 points with 3 of 11), or Jrue Holiday (4 points with 1 of 8) Ni Kristaps Porzingis (4 points with 1 of 4) They were up to the challenge. Those of Joe Mace They suffered from the Triple (12 of 41, 29.3 %) and were massacred by the Knicks in the fight for the rebound (55 by 36).
Knicks's dream
With a multitude of celebrities in the front row -including Bad Bunny sitting next to Timothée Chalamet-, the Knicks had as the first task a incendiary start and achieved it in defense leaving Boston without scoring during the first two and a half minutes.
In attack it cost them more. Brunson only added 2 points but a towns with great desire (11 points) and bridges (10) drove some knicks that closed the first quarter ahead (26-20).
Brown had to deal with an Anunoby at times impassable but Boston threw himself behind his back. But neither White (0), nor Porzingis (2) nor Pritchard (0) gave a hand in some Celtics already with a 3 of 10 in triples.
The second quarter was a gale of the premises.
A scandalous 38-17 left the duel totally on track for the Knickswhich in that period offered one of their most complete and convincing actions of what is going from 'playoff'.
Everything came wonderfully to those of Tom Thibodeau: Brunson woke up with 9 points, McBride thousands entered like a tornado from the bench with 10, Hart put his entire heart on each play, Anunoby continued to mark differences in the two baskets, Mitchell Robinson was another strut in defense …
… And the difference did not stop growing in favor of some Knicks that in that room flew with 58.3 % in field shots (44.4 % in triples with 4 of 9) and that controlled the bounce (16 by 7).
The wreck in the Celtics It was complete with a gloomy 1 of 9 in triples and with 6 ball losses.
The shocking 64-37 to rest He left four Knicks players in double scoring digits: Towns (16 points), Bridges (12), Brunson (11) y McBride (10).
Instead, Brown (18 points with 6 losses) was the only one in Boston with more than 5 points. Removing a Jaylen The rest of the Celtics crashed with a 7 of 29 in basket shots.
In addition, the 37 points of Boston They marked their lowest score of the entire season in the first half while the +27 matched the greatest margin of the Knicks to break in a 'playoff' encounter.
There was no game in the second half. The locals achieved as soon as the first +30 costume (The maximum difference was +41), The Celtics had nothing for a miracle and the Knicks won the right to dream of everything in this NBA season.
