Best of the Knicks on WFAN: Championship Window

Evan & Tiki

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🗓️ 18 April 2026

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Gio makes his case for why he believes the Knicks will reach the NBA Finals. Plus, Boomer & Gio dive more into the Knicks’ championship window (12:20); Evan Roberts, Tiki Barber, and Shaun Morash preview the first-round matchup vs. the Hawks (23:56); Evan explains why he believes the Knicks are not getting respect from around the league (37:54); Craig Carton and Chris McMonigle get hyped for the Knicks-Hawks series (37:54)

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0:00.0	I have decided that I firmly believe that the New York Knicks will indeed go to the NBA
0:09.5	finals. Oh, wow. They will. So you got talked into this yesterday on this podcast. No, no, no, no. The podcast was
0:17.9	actually, was it two weeks ago or last week? It was last week, and you did not think they were going to go to the phone.
0:22.6	Yeah, I changed my mind. And now, so what has made you change your mind? Now, I know yesterday was a really down day for you. No. I was busy yesterday. Today, it's Friday, it's good. When I mean yesterday, I mean yesterday. Oh, during the show. Oh, during the show.
0:36.1	You were very, you were trying to do everything you could with the Mets.
0:38.9	I was.
0:39.8	Mayor McChise and everything else.
0:41.4	I was. When I mean yesterday, I mean yes. Oh, during the show. Oh, during the show. You were very, you were trying to everything you could with the Mets and Mary McCheese and everything else.
0:41.3	I was trying everything.
0:42.3	I'm just, I'm wondering why now all of a sudden you have this newfound excitement and confidence in your Knicks.
0:50.3	Well, because they followed up that first, that Hawks game, that win, with great offense
0:57.6	and Jalen Brunson and Carl Anthony Towns on the same page and, you know, running the pick and
1:02.3	and roll and Jose Alvarado's on the bench, and Jalen Brunson's given Carl Anthony Towns the ball.
1:07.1	They followed that up with another one of those right after that.
1:12.6	Consistency. Everybody is healthy. And I
1:14.6	just think that the roadblocks
1:16.8	in the Eastern Conference are
1:18.9	overrated. I
1:20.5	truly believe this. Now,
1:22.6	the team I'm worried about the most is still
1:24.7	actually the Pistons. I'm not worried
1:26.7	about the Celtics as much.
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