Tempers flared in Atlanta on Thursday night as a blowout turned into a brawl. With the Knicks dominating the Hawks by a staggering 50 points in the first half of a must-win playoff game, frustration finally boiled over.

The incident began when Atlanta's Dyson Daniels threw an extra elbow while jostling for rebounding position at the free-throw line against New York's Mitchell Robinson. What started as a routine scuffle quickly escalated into a full-scale altercation. Players from both benches rushed in to separate the two, and the chaos even sent a referee and a security guard tumbling to the floor.

After a lengthy review, both Daniels and Robinson were assessed technical fouls and ejected from the game. Daniels was clearly the instigator with the elbow, but Robinson's attempt to charge at him after being separated likely sealed both players' fates. There's also some history here—Robinson picked up a technical foul in Game 2 for stepping over Daniels.

The ejections won't affect Game 6, which was already decided by the time the incident occurred with 4:39 left in the second quarter. The real question now is about potential league discipline. Most likely, both players will face fines. However, there's a chance Robinson could receive a one-game suspension, which would force him to miss Game 1 of the Knicks' second-round series against either Boston or Philadelphia.

For Knicks fans, the silver lining is that their team showed the kind of fire and physicality that wins playoff series. For the Hawks, it's a bitter end to a season that slipped away in spectacular fashion.