The New York Knicks will prep for longtime nemesis the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals after rout of the Boston Celtics in Game 6.

Say what you will about New York Knicks fans, but they have endured many difficult years waiting for this moment. After their thorough 119-81 demolition of the Boston Celtics on Friday night at Madison Square Garden,

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For just the second time this century, the New York Knicks are in the Eastern Conference finals. The Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics in Game 5 on Wednesday, winning the series 4-1. New York won the first two games of the series and a key Game 4 to set up its decisive victory.

The New York Knicks beat defending NBA champions Boston Celtics to reach a first Eastern Conference finals in 25 years.

Awful shooting by the Celtics, combined with little to no energy from the team across the board, up against a ramped up Knicks squad at Madison Square Garden, and New York put them in a stranglehold. Boston shot 36% from the field and 29% from 3-point range, putting a nail in their own coffin as the Knicks advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The New York Knicks thrashed the Boston Celtics 119-81 to send the defending champions crashing out of the NBA playoffs on Friday.New York will head into that best-of-seven series brimming with confidence after an electrifying performance that swept aside a Boston team who had dominated the Knicks in a game five win on Wednesday.

The belief ended with 1:49 remaining in the third quarter of Game 6 on Friday night, when coach Joe Mazzulla pulled his starters with the New York Knicks leading by 41 points. The Knicks went on to a 119-81 victory to win the Eastern Conference semifinal series and ensure that the Celtics' latest title reign would be a brief one.