The New York Knicks defended home court in Game 6 on Friday night at Madison Square Garden and easily defeated the Boston Celtics 119-81 to advance to their first Eastern Conference finals since 2000.
The Knicks will face the Indiana Pacers and be in an unfamiliar position when the series begins Wednesday: favorite to win the series.
New York opened as a -140 favorite at BetMGM on Friday night to advance to the NBA Finals, with the Pacers a +115 underdog. By Saturday morning, the Knicks were up to -150 and the Pacers out to +125.