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The New York Knicks didn't just beat Atlanta in Game six Thursday night — they humiliated them. New York set an NBA playoffs record with a forty-seven point halftime lead over the Hawks, a margin so staggering it almost defies belief. And if that wasn't enough, Dyson Daniels and Mitchell Robinson were both ejected after a scuffle broke out, capping off a night the Hawks would desperately like to forget.
Shifting to the hardwood out west, the Denver Nuggets are staring down elimination against Minnesota in Game five of their first-round series. Down three games to one, the Nuggets need a win just to keep breathing, and they're doing it without full health on the Minnesota side — Timberwolves guard Ayo Dosunmu is out with a calf injury, which could prove significant as Denver fights to extend the series.
And in Indianapolis, Caitlin Clark's homecoming nearly turned into a nightmare. Clark scored twenty-one points in a preseason loss to Dallas, but the real story was a scary third-quarter collision that sent her limping to the bench. She walked it off, and the Fever faithful exhaled — the regular season opener is just days away.
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