The New York Knicks eliminated the Atlanta Hawks, 140-89, in Game 6 of the NBA Playoffs first round on Thursday night.
The Hawks lost by 51 points, the worst playoff loss in franchise history since its move from St. Louis to Atlanta. The NBA record for largest margin in a playoff loss is 58 points.
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The Knicks scored 83 points in the first half, including 40 in the first quarter, while the Hawks couldn’t find their footing with only 36 points.
It was the largest halftime deficit in NBA playoffs history.
Just before halftime, Atlanta’s Dyson Daniels, Onyeka Okongwu and New York’s Mitchell Robinson
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