ATLANTA (AP) \u2014 OG Anunoby scored 29 points in 27 minutes, Karl-Anthony Towns had his second triple-double of the series and the New York Knicks had their biggest playoff victory in franchise history, overwhelming and eliminating the Atlanta Hawks 140-89 in Game 6 on Thursday night. <\/p>\n
The Knicks broke several NBA records<\/a> by halftime. Their 40-15 lead at the end of the first quarter marked the largest of the shot clock era. Their 47-point halftime lead was the biggest in playoff history. <\/p>\n It was New York\u2019s third straight win after falling to 1-2 in the series following back-to-back one-point losses.<\/p>\n \u201cIt speaks volumes on our team that we were able to bounce back from two disappointing losses,\u201d Towns said. \u201cWe had to step up to the challenge of being down in the series \u2014 super proud of our guys for that.\u201d<\/p>\n New York\u2019s 51-point win tied for the sixth-largest margin of victory in NBA postseason history.<\/p>\n Dyson Daniels and Mitchell Robinson were ejected<\/a> after fighting following a pair of free throws from Anunoby that gave the Knicks a 50-point lead in the second quarter. <\/p>\n The Knicks exceeded 100 points with 8:21 remaining in the third quarter. New York\u2019s starters were done for the night with 2:45 remaining in the third.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was just a tough position to be in,\u201d Atlanta\u2019s Jalen Johnson said. \u201cWe dug ourselves a deep hole from the start and it was tough to climb out of that.\u201d<\/p>\n Anunoby scored 26 of his points in the first half. Mikal Bridges finished with 24. Towns, five days after becoming the fourth Knicks player with a playoff triple-double<\/a>, had 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.<\/p>\n The Hawks were 12 for 39 from the field in the first half and 4 for 18 from 3-point range. Atlanta had 14 turnovers in the first half.<\/p>\n Johnson led the Hawks with 21 points. Nickeil Alexander-Walker, CJ McCollum and Jonathan Kuminga each had 11 points.<\/p>\n The Knicks will face the winner of the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers series in the Eastern Conference semifinals.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n