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04/30 19:44 CDT A 47-point halftime lead! Knicks built a giant edge over the
Hawks in Game 6
A 47-point halftime lead! Knicks built a giant edge over the Hawks in Game 6
ATLANTA (AP) --- The New York Knicks set an NBA playoff record Thursday night
by taking a 47-point halftime lead over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 of their
Eastern Conference first-round series.
The Knicks led 83-36 at the break, after leading by as many as 51 at one point
in the second quarter.
Before Thursday, the biggest halftime playoff lead was 41 points. It had
happened twice: Cleveland led in Boston 72-31 at the break on May 19, 2017, and
Indiana led the Cavaliers 80-39 at the half of game on May 11, 2025.
The 47-point lead tied for the second-biggest --- including regular season
games --- in the NBA's shot-clock era, which started in 1954. Dallas led the
Los Angeles Clippers by 50 points at the break on Dec. 27, 2020, and Golden
State led Sacramento by 47 at the half of their game on Nov. 2, 1991.
New York also tied for the third-highest first-half point total in NBA playoff
history. Oklahoma City scored 87 against Denver on May 7, 2025; Cleveland
scored 86 against Golden State on June 9, 2017; and Dallas scored 83 against
Sacramento on May 8, 2003.
Atlanta actually had a 9-0 run in the early moments to take a 9-5 lead. The
Knicks answered that with a 43-6 run.
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