On Wednesday night, the New York Knicks actually won a playoff game.
The No. 4 seed Knicks took down the No. 5 seed Atlanta Hawks 101-92 in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first round series. It’s the Knicks’ first playoff win since May 16, 2013.
2,932 days.
That’s the amount of time between the Knicks last playoff victory (May 16, 2013) and today.
— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) May 27, 2021
Derrick Rose led the way for New York with 26 points, four assists, and four rebounds. New York outscored Atlanta 57-35 in the second half.
And the combo of fans just recently returning to arenas and the Knicks winning a playoff game for the first time in nearly 3,000 days made for an amazing atmosphere at MSG.
LISTEN TO THE GARDEN.
KNICKS WIN. pic.twitter.com/TeuzQDSoUK
— x – KNICKS ON MSG (@KnicksMSGN) May 27, 2021
Taj Gibson jam on the beautiful pass from Julius Randle. MSG is rockin'!🏀 pic.twitter.com/gZtcVjuhfA
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) May 27, 2021
SPIKE LEE IS HYPED 🗣 pic.twitter.com/2YjGKcArtR
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 27, 2021
OBI TOPPIN HAS THE GARDEN POPPIN' pic.twitter.com/znDgCKYIv2
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) May 27, 2021
MSG IS LIVE 🔥
We've got a good one. pic.twitter.com/GHxN4v82Cq
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 27, 2021
The series is tied up 1-1 and now heads to Atlanta. Game 3 is on Friday 7 p.m. ET.
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