KNICKS ADVANCE TO EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2000 🚨 pic.twitter.com/T9m6aWmUoC

— NBA (@NBA) May 17, 2025

Knicksi su već na poluvremenu imali prednost od 27 poena (64:37), pa je slavlje u Madisonu moglo početi. Celticsi su četiri puta pobijedili Knickse u regularnom dijelu ove sezone, ali sinoć su bili nemoćni i demoralisani neigranjem Jaysona Tatuma zbog povrede.

OG Anunoby je ubacio 23 poena uz 9 skokova, Jalen Brunson 23 poena uz po 6 skokova i asistencija, Mikal Bridges je dodao 22 poena, a Karl-Anthony Towns 21 poen i 12 skokova.

NEW YORK ADVANCES TO FIRST ECF SINCE 1999-00 SEASON AFTER A DOMINANT WIN ‼️

Brunson: 23p, 6a, 6r
Anunoby: 23p, 9r, 2s, 2b
Bridges: 22p, 4r, 3a, 2b
Towns: 21p, 12r
Hart: 10p, 11r, 11a

Game 1 vs. IND: Wednesday 8pm/et on TNT 🍿 pic.twitter.com/IN6PNRFECM

— NBA (@NBA) May 17, 2025

Josh Hart je imao triple-double učinak sa 10 poena, 11 skokova i 11 asistencija. Bio je to prvi triple-double nekog igrača Knicksa u doigravanju još od sezone 1971-72 i Walt Fraziera.

Josh Hart is the first Knicks player to record a triple-double in the playoffs since Walt Frazier in 1972 🗽

New York is going to the Conference Finals for the first time in 25 years! pic.twitter.com/KWaLne30mN

— NBA History (@NBAHistory) May 17, 2025

Kod Celticsa je Jalen Brown ubacio 20 poena uz po 6 skokova i asistencija, a najbolji šesti igrač lige Payton Pritchard tek 11 poena.

Knicksi će u finalu istočne konferencije igrati protiv Indiana Pacersa, a prva utakmica na programu je u srijedu u Madison Square Gardenu.

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