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First Take

Hour 2: Are the Knicks on Upset Alert?

First Take

ESPN Radio

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4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

First Take resumes with the most intriguing first round matchup? The Knicks battle the Hawks, looking to avenge their 2021 loss when Ice Trae owned New York. Now, with the Knicks Killer gone, do Brunson and MSG Kings have anything to fear? (0:00) Then, Joe Tessitore gets you PUMPED for WrestleMania this weekend! (15:20) Next, who is more likely to reach the finals: Thunder or Celtics? (27:30) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:41.5

the crack and coverage begins at 930 Eastern 630 Pacific. All right, so in the NBA, the Eastern

0:48.8

Conference playoffs are set. Despite sitting their starters and primary role players, the Celtics beat

0:53.7

the magic yesterday, dropping Orlando to eighth in the east.

0:57.9

The Raptors clinched the five seat in the east with a 25 point win over the net.

1:02.2

This is their first playoff appearance since 2022. The Raptors will take on the Cavaliers.

1:07.3

The Hawks are the 60th. They'll play the Knicks in the first round, a familiar matchup in the

1:11.3

playoffs. Most recently, the Hawks completed a gentleman sweep four to one in their last meeting

1:16.6

in the 2021 first round of the playoffs. And so we focus in on that one a little bit. Knicks and Hawks

1:22.6

recently played. That game had to go to overtime. The Knicks did come away victorious. But these

1:26.8

two, neck and neck. The Knicks, Are they on upset alert against the Hawks here in the first round of the playoffs, Stephen A? They could be, but I'm not going to pick that. I mean, listen, I'm a New York Knicks fan. It's the playoffs. And I'll be damned if I think we're going to go down at the hands of the Atlanta Hawks. It better not happen.

1:44.3

I'm going to say that.

1:45.1

It better not happen.

1:46.2

It better not happen.

1:47.9

I'm going to say that right now, okay? The Atlanta Hawks are an up-and-coming team. No disrespect or shade whatsoever to trade young, but they look a lot better without them. Obviously, they place in the hands Josh Johnson, who's a burgeoning star in this league.

2:01.8

The brother can play.

2:03.0

And I got that part. You see some of the talent that they have on their squad. You can't ignore it. I get it. They've got size. They've got athleticism. And most importantly, they have absolutely positively nothing to lose. Plus, they've been formidable since the All-Star break as well, so we can't ignore all

2:20.2

of that.

2:20.9

But the New York Knicks, who've been in game seven of the conference semifinals two years ago,

2:27.5

game six of the conference finals last year, predicted to be in the finals this year,

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