The New York Knicks will prep for longtime nemesis the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals after rout of the Boston Celtics in Game 6.

Say what you will about New York Knicks fans, but they have endured many difficult years waiting for this moment. After their thorough 119-81 demolition of the Boston Celtics on Friday night at Madison Square Garden,

Christopher Morales came all the way from the Philippines, hoping to watch the New York Knicks in the playoffs. The cost of a ticket into Madison Square Garden changed that plan. Luckily, there's a rocking way to catch the action that may not be near the celebrities sitting courtside,

For just the second time this century, the New York Knicks are in the Eastern Conference finals. The Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics in Game 5 on Wednesday, winning the series 4-1. New York won the first two games of the series and a key Game 4 to set up its decisive victory.

The New York Knicks beat defending NBA champions Boston Celtics to reach a first Eastern Conference finals in 25 years.

The NY Knicks have far bigger goals than just moving on to the Eastern Conference Finals. They just might realize those goals, too.

The Knicks haven't won a championship since the 1972-73 season. They last made the NBA Finals in 1999, losing to the San Antonio Spurs in five games.

On Friday, the last night of the Celtics’ season ended with Mazzulla walking slowly and quietly down a long concrete ramp in the bowels of Madison Square Garden, where a bus would take him past long-starved Knicks revelers whose night of celebration was just beginning.

The belief ended with 1:49 remaining in the third quarter of Game 6 on Friday night, when coach Joe Mazzulla pulled his starters with the New York Knicks leading by 41 points. The Knicks went on to a 119-81 victory to win the Eastern Conference semifinal series and ensure that the Celtics' latest title reign would be a brief one.