Overview
- The Knicks closed out the Hawks with a 140-89 win Thursday in Game 6, a 51-point franchise playoff margin that sealed the series.
- New York led by an NBA playoff record 47 points at halftime and piled up 83 first-half points, the third-most ever in the postseason.
- After the blowout, Jalen Brunson brightened at a question about WWE star Roman Reigns and said he was “very excited” about Reigns’ title win.
- Brunson said he and a team trainer “acknowledge” Reigns before every game with the Bloodline’s finger-to-the-sky gesture, a nod to the WWE faction.
- Roman Reigns later reposted Brunson’s remarks with a pointing-up emoji on X, while the Knicks awaited Saturday’s Celtics–76ers Game 7 to learn their next opponent.