Fan contributions
Mitchell Robinson (Knicks) and Dyson Daniels (Hawks) got into a silly lil altercation on the court in this game. One could blame the tension on the fact that the Knicks were 4:39 min away from setting the NBA record for largest halftime lead in NBA playoff history. And legend has it, Dyson purposely instigated so he didn’t have to stick around to receive the royal belt the Knicks were laying down. After the game, Mitch took it off court and posted to his socials a catchy animated tune directly calling out the beef between him and Dyson. Dyson got dinged $25k for the original fracas while Mitch got slapped with a $50,000 fine for his inappropriate social media post 😂
The Knicks just completed the 6th biggest blowout win in NBA playoff history (tied with game 1 of OKC-Memphis in 2025). It is the 3rd largest blowout win in a series clinching game. Only behind Chicago against Milwaukee in game 6 of their 2015 series (54-point blowout) and Cleveland against Miami in game 4 of their 2025 series (55-point blowout). The Knicks also set the record for largest halftime lead in NBA playoff history. This is the 3rd 50-point blowout in a playoff game in the last 2 seasons. Prior to this game, the Knicks had never won a playoff game by more than 40 and Atlanta’s biggest loss in a playoff game was 43. Both sides have new highs in their respective categories. Incredibly, the Hawks had a higher shooting percentage in this game than the Raptors did in their game 4 win (38% for Atlanta and 32% for Toronto).
