Knicks beat Celtics 119-81 in Game 6 and advance to face Pacers in Eastern Conference finals

NEW YORK AP The New York Knicks reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in years and ended the one-year NBA title reign of the Boston Celtics with astonishing ease rolling to a - conquest in Tournament on Friday night Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby each scored points for the Knicks who will face the Indiana Pacers the same group they met in their last conference finals appearance in Battle is Wednesday night in New York The Knicks hadn t won a playoff series on their home floor since the East finals So the celebrating started late in the one-sided first half inside Madison Square Garden and was sure to carry on deep into the night around the arena Mikal Bridges scored points and Karl-Anthony Towns had for the Knicks whose -point margin of triumph was their largest in a postseason battle