Knicks at the Brink: Fast Starts, Wemby Drama and a Deuce X Factor | Evan & Tiki

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🗓️ 12 June 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

The Knicks are on the verge of a championship, but Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber explain why closing out the Spurs may come down to one simple fix: starting faster. After repeatedly falling behind early and relying on historic comebacks, New York has a chance to take control from the opening tip and turn a tense series into a statement win.

Evan and Tiki break down the Spurs’ fatigue, the Knicks’ dominance in recent closeout games, and the growing scrutiny around Victor Wembanyama’s physical play. They also spotlight Miles McBride as a forgotten X factor whose shooting could shift the game and give the Knicks another weapon off the bench.

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0:00.0	Tiki Barber, yes.
0:01.6	It's business time.
0:02.7	It is it?
0:03.3	How do the Knicks close this thing out tomorrow?
0:05.1	I mean, first of all, by not trying to get their virginity back, is that possible? Yes. Maybe the word is chastity. Is that it? Dude, when you go 15 years without something, it's gone. It doesn't exist anymore. I mean, look, I don't want to be the obvious, but the obvious is just to play well
0:23.9	to start these games. Which they haven't done.
0:25.9	Which they don't do. And look, I don't understand. We talked about this in the,
0:30.7	before the show, why the Spurs would stay an extra night. This was all about the egg
0:35.4	tossing thing, but why would they would stay an extra night? Because I honestly think that makes it worse for them to recover it. Yeah, for those I missed it, the Spurs after the game, after that loss, went back to their hotel, which is where you saw this video that went viral yesterday, of an egg being thrown at Wembe, which we all know is disgusting. Right. It doesn't show what New Yorkers are. I don't think that's the majority of people but you're right your interpretation and many others was why's he going to the hotel why aren't they boarding a plane to get the hell out of town right and then someone talked about how they do this now they monitor sleep they'd rather a good night's rest in the city that you just played in as opposed to getting home at three or four in the morning. But then you're going to leave at 10 or 11 the next day. It's a five-hour flight.
1:15.8	You're going to get home at five in the afternoon and then do what? So the reason I bring that up
1:20.9	is because as crazy as it sounds, I think that almost gives the Knicks an advantage.
1:26.5	The Knicks got a good night's sleep two nights ago.
1:29.5	They got a good night sleep last night.
1:31.6	They'll get a good night's sleep tonight.
1:33.6	Or maybe they'll travel tonight and then get a good night's sleep in San Antonio.
1:37.3	But it just feels like the advantage that the Knicks have needed might come because the Spurs didn't leave.
1:44.0	You know what I mean? And so you can't put an... that the Knicks have needed might come because the Spurs didn't leave. Right.
1:44.2	You know what I mean?
1:44.7	Yeah, I guess.
1:45.4	And so you can't put a measurement on fatigue.
1:50.3	Like, you just can't see it.
1:52.1	Are you tired?
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