{"id":1913005,"date":"2026-05-01T14:40:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T11:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1913005"},"modified":"2026-05-01T14:40:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T11:40:37","slug":"the-bounce-have-the-knicks-found-their-championship-gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1913005","title":{"rendered":"The Bounce: Have the Knicks found their championship gear?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Appetite for destruction<\/h3>\n

Knicks were unstoppable against Hawks<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re just tuning in, that is not a graphic glitch. It\u2019s 76-27.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

That was Mike Breen on the call last night<\/a>, when the Knicks were up by 49 points against the Hawks with just over three minutes left in the second quarter. At one point, Atlanta led the game 11-9, and the next thing you knew, everybody was looking up the biggest halftime deficit and biggest win in playoff history. Early in the second quarter, OG Anunoby had made seven shots, and the Hawks were stuck on six as a team. Anunoby finished with a team-high 29 points.<\/p>\n

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The Knicks set a playoff record with a 47-point lead at halftime<\/a>. The final score was 140-89, and New York led by as many as 61. <\/strong>Let\u2019s marvel at how the Knicks closed out the series in historic fashion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So \u2026 what happened? <\/strong>Some of the stats are wild. For a 15 1\/2-minute stretch spanning most of the first until roughly 4 1\/2 minutes left in the second, New York outscored Atlanta 63-11<\/strong>. Anunoby had 20 points on eight shots with four steals. The Hawks had 11 turnovers, 10 of them live-ball steals. Also:<\/p>\n