Hour 2: The Cavs Choked, the Knicks Survived, and MSG Exploded

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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The Knicks pulled off a stunning comeback at Madison Square Garden, erasing a massive deficit against Cleveland and completely shifting the energy of the Eastern Conference Finals. Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber break down whether the Cavaliers truly choked the game away or if the Knicks simply proved they are the better team when the pressure rises. From Jalen Brunson taking over late to questions surrounding Kenny Atkinson’s coaching decisions, the debate gets heated fast. The conversation also dives into Charles Barkley’s brutal assessment of Cleveland’s collapse, Mikal Bridges stepping up in the postseason, and the tactical changes that fueled the Knicks rally. Plus, Evan shares the chaos of balancing Mets scorekeeping from the Chase Bridge while watching one of the wildest playoff comebacks New York has seen in years, leading to hilarious stories, fan reactions, and plenty of classic Knicks hysteria.

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0:00.0	So if you go back to April 15th, 2019.
0:03.8	Don't worry, Sean. This is not you.
0:05.2	Not you. You're safe, Sean.
0:07.0	I tweeted out that night.
0:09.2	It took Kenny, as in Kenny Atkinson, a 21 to 2 run to finally call a freaking timeout.
0:16.5	Wait, what was the run before he did it last night?
0:19.3	So last night, it was 18 to 1 when he called the time out.
0:24.1	There's a track record.
0:25.2	So we now know.
0:27.0	I remembered it.
0:28.2	It was game two net sixers in 2019, but yeah, that's my commentary that night.
0:33.1	It took Kenny a 21 to 2 run to finally call a freaking timeout.
0:37.2	And it was funny seeing all those
0:39.0	former nets on the floor, which does remind me a question I haven't had answered yet.
0:44.5	Yeah, so I just want to get that out of the way. Nice. We found it. Now, you mentioned earlier
0:49.0	how it was a choke job. There was a collapse. And it's all the beauties in the eye of the beholder.
0:56.7	Was it a ferocious Knicks comeback? Was it a choke job?
0:58.5	How do you define the difference between the two?
1:05.6	I thought it was interesting. Last night on Inside the NBA, Charles Barkley made very clear that what we witnessed last night was a choke.
1:10.3	You get choked.
1:30.3	Oh, you're using that word. Oh, yeah. Hell yeah, that was a choke job. Choke job? Hell yeah. Okay. Hell yeah, that was a choke job. Not a great job? No, that was a choke job. Okay. Come on, man. They started taking air at the ball with six minutes to go like dummies. Hmm. I mean, he's not wrong. He's not wrong at all.
1:31.3	No, no.
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