Hour 2: The Knicks are the class of the East

DiPietro & Rothenberg

ESPN

Sports

4.6 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Everything has come to fruition for the Knicks as they are now in the NBA Finals. Credit goes to everyone involved - but should they still be viewed as underdogs? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Attention all passengers.
0:04.2	The Uber ride for Mark and Jamal's romantic weekend will depart in four minutes from Platform 6.
0:10.5	Your ride comes with a rolling countryside sunset view and a table seat ideal for playing footsie beneath.
0:17.9	Thank you for booking your tickets on Uber.
0:21.6	Trains on Uber. Trains on Uber.
0:23.4	This is the D.P.H.O. and Rothenberg podcast.
0:27.6	Hello, Mati.
0:28.4	Listen live weekday mornings from 6 to 10 a.m. on 880 ESPN in New York,
0:33.9	the ESPN New York app.
0:35.8	Or on your smart speaker by asking it to play ESPN New York.
0:41.9	This is D.P.H. Owen Rothenberg.
0:45.6	Final score in game four, 130 to 93. And the New York Knicks are on their way to the NBA finals.
0:54.9	For the first time since 1999, the Knicks are Eastern Conference Champions.
1:01.2	I am, in disbelief, I have never, ever, ever seen anything like this.
1:06.8	It's one of the greatest playoff runs in NBA history.
1:10.1	Six straight, double-digit road playoff wins.
1:13.1	I don't care who you're playing.
1:14.2	To win games on the road, the way that they win the games, that's serious business.
1:18.1	This is C.P.H.O. and Rothenberg on ESPN, New York.
1:24.9	And streaming live on YouTube.
1:29.4	So you love this song.
1:30.9	You've sung this song on the show.
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