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Evan & Tiki

Hour 1: Knicks Have a Golden Path, But Game 2 Changes Everything

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

The Knicks have a chance to seize control of the Eastern Conference Finals, and Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber dig into why Game 2 is about more than just taking a 2-0 lead. With the Western Conference turning into a possible war of attrition, the conversation centers on how important rest, health, and urgency could be if the Knicks keep pushing toward the NBA Finals. Evan and Tiki break down Mike Brown’s adjustments, Karl-Anthony Towns’ role as an offensive hub, the challenge of Cleveland’s size, and how the Knicks can counter with shooting and smarter lineups. They also get into Hack-a-Mitch, Landry Shamet’s impact, Kenny Atkinson’s decisions, emotional insurance for nervous fans, and a sharp Yankees-Blue Jays pitching duel that came down to the smallest moments.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Eddie Scazzari, responsible for many here at WFN, but also for Sean Morash.

0:06.3

Thank you.

0:07.1

Thank you.

0:07.9

Thank you, Eddie.

0:08.8

Thank you, Eddie.

0:10.1

We appreciate it.

0:11.2

Yeah, Eddie, he's a legend.

0:12.7

I wasn't an intern here, but it seems like every on-air and behind-the-scenes person that's here was an intern and Eddie hired them.

0:21.0

Let me tell you my favorite Eddie Scazeri's story.

0:25.1

We may have a parade in a couple of weeks.

0:27.3

That is certainly on the table.

0:29.0

And I will tell you, Tiki, that I have experience at parades, right?

0:32.1

Me and Joe, as the midday guys for many years, covered three parades live here on WFAN, the Yankee

0:38.6

championship parade in early November of 2009 and two giant parades.

0:43.1

I think it was the second giant parade, but Eddie was back here at the shop running everything

0:49.2

while Joe and I were at the parade.

0:52.0

And Eddie Scazeri was on fire.

0:54.1

He was talking to Joe in the midst of the parade.

0:57.7

And Joe would respond to every funny thing he was saying.

1:01.3

And that was our parade coverage.

1:03.2

Was Joe and Eddie Scazeri just breaking down basically how miserable they were watching the parade?

1:08.9

I don't even know what his fandom is.

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