Everything Went Wrong: Inside the Knicks’ Fourth Quarter Disaster

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

As the fallout from a brutal Knicks loss continues, the focus turns to the deeper issues that led to the collapse. With emotions still high, the conversation shifts from confusion to accountability, breaking down why a game that felt in control slipped away in such dramatic fashion. The guys dig into Mike Brown’s questionable rotations, the lack of scoring balance, and Jalen Brunson’s late game decision making. They also explore Karl-Anthony Towns’ disappearing act, missed opportunities to close out a young opponent, and the growing concern that these breakdowns are becoming part of the team’s identity. It is a full dissection of a loss that raises real questions about how far this team can go.

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0:00.0	So I get it. Like we all know that that was a collapse last night for a myriad of reasons.
0:05.1	But sometimes these stats are misleading. So I like to present them, but then also give it its proper context.
0:10.6	Now, Mike Brown contributed heavily to this collapse with decisions he made early in the game.
0:17.0	I'll reveal those in about five minutes. But let's get to some of your call, some of your reaction.
0:20.5	888808-101-19.
0:22.7	Chris in Levittown.
0:23.7	Good morning, Chris.
0:25.6	Good morning, guys.
0:27.5	A big Nick fan, obviously disappointed.
0:30.4	I could hear the glee near voice heaven.
0:32.5	I get it.
0:34.0	But there's a reason I think that Mikhail Bridges has that long kind of Ironman Street.
0:40.3	I forget what exactly it is.
0:41.8	I know he's got one of the most consecutive games played in the NBA because he doesn't want to draw contact.
0:48.5	And I think you kind of live and die by that.
0:50.9	That kind of horrible, difficult-looking jump shot that sometimes goes in. You know, I was hoping it went in, but I do think a lot of this squarely falls on Mike Brown. He's been out-coached the series, and I just want to know what you guys thought about that. Well, let's go to the McKell thing. I have brought this up a lot that it may behoove him to sit and have this streak in because it feels like the bridges
1:12.4	here with the Knicks is very different than the bridges in Phoenix and even the bridges
1:16.2	in Brooklyn specifically when it comes to contact. And again, these opinions are backed up
1:21.0	by the numbers. Look at the amount of free throws he attempted. And I don't even want to use
1:24.6	the nets as an example because he became their alpha because they didn't have anybody else. Because he had to. So you look at the Phoenix one. I think the Phoenix Bridges is what you're thinking. And he just doesn't draw the same contact he drew five or six years ago, which leads to us as fans speculating on the why. And maybe the amount of minutes and the amount of games he's played over the years has contributed to that.
1:45.7	And so I've said it a lot.
1:50.0	But the problem is, why is the ball in his hands?
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