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The New York Knicks reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25 years and ended the one-year NBA title reign of the Boston Celtics with astonishing ease, rolling to a 119-81 victory in Game 6.

The Knicks sent the defending NBA champion Celtics home in six games and reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000.

"People were like, 'Oh, Jalen is waving because he knew he wasn't going back,'" Brunson said on the Roommates Show, a podcast he co-hosts wit

With the franchise's first trip to the conference finals in 25 years on the line, the New York Knicks left no doubt, sending the Boston Celtics home with a 119-81 rout. This will be the seventh straight season without a repeat NBA champion.

The NY Knicks eliminated t the Boston Celtics in Game 6 and move on to the Eastern Conference finals vs. the Indiana Pacers.

New York’s 119-81 win sets off a party at Madison Square Garden — and beyond — and sets up a date with the Indiana Pacers for a spot in the NBA Finals.

Heading into Friday’s Game 6, the New York Knicks hadn’t made it to the Eastern Conference finals since 2000, a drought as long as the camera phone is old. To end the drought, the Knicks made it rain,

The Celtics were 4-0 against the New York Knicks in the regular season and were the team to beat going into the NBA Playoffs, but they fell apart against them in the postseason.

Former Celtics forward Aaron Nesmith delivered a performance for the ages, scoring 30 points and hitting eight of nine three-pointers. Nesmith drained five triples in the final minutes of regulation, propelling the Pacers' comeback.