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Evan & Tiki

Hour 3: Karl Anthony Towns Dominates as Mets Misery Takes Over NYC

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2988 Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

The Knicks responded exactly the way fans hoped they would after a frustrating start to the series, and Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber break down why confidence around this team suddenly feels stronger than ever. From Karl Anthony Towns taking over against Atlanta to questions about coaching adjustments and Jalen Brunson’s health, the guys explain why Game 4 changed the entire tone of the matchup and why the Knicks now look ready to close the series out. The conversation also veers into a chaotic New York sports day filled with Mets frustration, Mike Francesa podcast drama, Aaron Rodgers speculation, and Bill Belichick rabbit holes. Evan unloads on the Mets’ disastrous season and the reality of worthless tickets, while the guys debate managerial futures, fake Yankees trade ideas, and what New York fans should actually expect from their teams moving forward.

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0:00.0

Game 5, Knicks, Hawks.

0:02.3

And you can feel Tiki the difference between the way the Nick fan felt on Friday morning,

0:08.8

kind of licking the wounds after a heartbreaking one point lost down in Atlanta,

0:13.4

to the way they felt when we walked in here Monday morning.

0:16.3

Of course.

0:16.6

With their impressive pummeling of the Hawks on Saturday night.

0:21.5

There feels like there's, believe it or not, tell me if I'm crazy,

0:25.5

more confidence in the Knicks today than there even was going into the series.

0:30.4

No, I think you're right because we finally saw them play in a way that was an advantage over their opponent.

0:37.2

It wasn't, let's get lucky and find a way to win this game at the end.

0:40.8

It was we, as the better team, dominated you because we had, one, the better players,

0:46.5

but two, a better game plan.

0:48.3

I think in the first couple of games, a few games of this series,

0:51.4

the Knicks had the better player.

0:53.5

The game plan was terrible. Like,

0:55.5

what Mike Brown was attempting to do wasn't working. He was getting out coached by Quinn.

1:01.4

And so it just felt like game four was a dominant player performance, especially by Cat,

1:09.5

and then a dominant coaching performance by Mike Brown.

1:12.8

That's why you feel confident.

1:14.2

Yeah, because if you combine those two, then the Knicks should win.

1:17.6

Yeah, I think it's sometimes how you win and the adjustments that you make.

1:22.6

And I think seeing Carl Anthony Towns on Saturday night not only imposes Will in a matchup that we all know he has a huge advantage on.

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