On Friday, we were sitting here and having a blast kind of debating who the Nick fan wants to face in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Because most of the radio station and most Nick fans were saying, hey, I think we match up better with the Boston Celtics, which from a basketball standpoint, completely understood as the Sixers were starting to get healthy and they turned that best of seven series around. But my thought on Friday was DNA. I said this to Beningo. I was on with them on Saturday as well.

The Celtics still have that championship DNA and the Philadelphia is 76ers as well as they look when

they're healthy. I don't trust them in a big spot. So I'm sitting there Saturday night. I got the game on. It's got my full attention. And I'm watching it half as an IBO, but half, I'll admit, as a member of the coalition and Nick haters. It was a weekend night. You were allowed. I'm allowed. And so when the game starts, and I get word, we all get word, Jason Tatum isn't playing. I'm thinking of myself, all right, should my view on this change? I mean, if Tatum's not playing in a game seven, then God knows his status for game one on Monday. God knows his status for the rest of the series. And as the game started, I still was hardheaded into, I just don't trust the Sixers. Really? See, I flipped, Evan. You flipped immediately? Listen, we all saw, obviously, in Game Sixth when Tatum hobbled off, but there was still this thought of there being precautionary. When he didn't play in Game 7, how could I have the thought, our thought was also, well, Embed never stays healthy. you knew right then and there there was not a world where Jason Tatum was likely going to be healthy for the

duration of a two-week series. Time out. When Jason Tatum wasn't healthy through the 25-26 season, had the Celtics too. They were great. Weren't they better than the Knicks? Okay. Or at least right there with the Knicks? They were right there with the Knicks. But there's a... So then what are we talking about? No, because Evan, there's a difference. When it comes to these Best of Seven series,

you need your clothes. the Knicks? Okay. Or at least right there with the Knicks. They were right there with the Knicks, but there's a deal. So then what are we talking about? Because Evan, there's a difference. When it

comes to these Best of Seven series, you need your closer to step up. And Jalen Brown had his moments, and obviously the Knicks ended up blowing him out when they didn't have Brown earlier in the season. You need both of those guys clicking, I think, to get through. What is a deep Knicks team if we're going to give respect to the Knicks. See, here's the way I viewed this on Friday.

I remain the same here on Monday. I think the Knicks are better than both teams.

I think the Knicks team if we're going to give respect to the Knicks? See, here's the way I viewed this on Friday.

I remain the same here on Monday.

I think the Knicks are better than both teams. I think the Knicks are beating either team in a best of seven series. And I think a lot of Nick fans felt that way. Were you, yeah, I have a confidence in both, but hey, we're sitting here on a Saturday tonight. Who do I prefer? I look at the Philadelphia 76ers and I want to do two things real quick before we get back to your calls.

Number one, I pay them respect. prefer. I look at the Philadelphia 76ers and I want to do two things real quick before we get

back to your calls. Number one, I pay them respect because what they just accomplished, I don't

care how BangDeptatim is and I don't care how dumb Joe Missoula is with his starting lineup in

game seven, which I still can't get over. The Philadelphia 76ers erased a 3-1 deficit

and won game five and game 7 on the road and that

should be commended. Not only that, they were down 12 in game 5 or whatever was. In the third quarter,

they were down by as many as 12 in the second half and everything changed. So not only do they

win the final three games, it was really two games on a quarter where they completely

turn their season around

i am not poopoing it

i am not saying it's a no biggie

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