The Hawks’ Game 6 deficit to the Knicks got so bad that Shaquille O’Neal tried to revive the team.

During ESPN’s “Inside the NBA” halftime show on Thursday, O’Neal pulled out a mini plushie of Atlanta’s mascot, Harry the Hawk, and performed CPR compressions on it.

“Shaq’s working out some resuscitation techniques. I don’t think that’s gonna work,” host Ernie Johnson said on the broadcast.

Shaq was trying to revive the Atlanta Hawks 😭

They're down 83-36 in Game 6, the largest halftime deficit in NBA playoffs history 😅

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Kenny Smith then started waving a white flag, as O’Neal placed the toy mascot into a miniature coffin.

“I’m gonna miss you, Harry,” O’Neal said jokingly.

The Knicks jumped out to a commanding 83-36 lead over Atlanta at the half, which is the largest lead in NBA postseason history.

New York ultimately rolled to a 140-89 win , the biggest margin of victory in Knicks playoff history.

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