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The New York Knicks are back in the final of the Eastern Conference for the first time since the last year of Bill Clinton in office.
With a dominant victory of 119-81 games 6 against the title champion of the NBA Boston Celtics, the Knicks qualified for the conference final, triggering the passionate New York base in a celebration fire.
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The center of New York Knicks Karl-Anthony Towns (32) goes to the basket against the centers of Boston Celtics Kristaps Porzingis (8) and Al Horford (42) and the guards Jaylen Brown (7) and Derrick White (9) in the first quarter of the match six in the second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs in Madison Square Garden. (Images of Brad Penner-Imagn)
The Knicks were heavy outsiders in the series, while the reigning champions boasted of the second best record of the Eastern Conference at 61-21, 10 games better than the Knicks 51-31.
But the Knicks took the first two games of the series in Boston, overcoming the 20-point deficits at the end of the second half to transform the prospect of the series.
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The coaches help Jayson Tatum (0) by Boston Celtics (0) after being injured in the second half of match 4 in the semi-final of the Eastern Conference of the NBA basketball qualifiers against the New York Knicks on Monday, May 12, 2025 in New York. (AP photo / Frank Franklin II)
The Celtics ended up taking match 3 in an unbalanced 115-93 match, and even watched the series during the first four quarters of match 4 with a solid lead. But another furious return of the Knicks, combined with the star of the Celtics Jayson Tatum suffering from a torn Achilles, put the Knicks 3-1 with all the momentum.
Even without a tatum, the Celtics managed to avoid elimination at home in match 5 with a 127-102 victory. But when the series returned to Madison Square Garden, the Celtics appeared immediately exceeded, falling into a deep deficit in match 6 at the start of the match, while the Knicks set up by 27 at halftime.
New York Knicks goalkeeper Josh Hart (3) goes to the Boston Celtics guards Derrick White (9) and Jaylen Brown (7) and Luke Kornet Center (40) in the second quarter of the Six match in the second round of the NBA 2025 qualifiers at Madison Square Garden. (Images of Brad Penner-Imagn)
Now, the Celtics will go home against the uncertainty over next season with Tatum which will face a long recovery process.
The Knicks will face the Indiana Pacers, for which they lost in the semi-finals of last year’s conference, seeking to return to the NBA final for the first time since 1999.
