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Knicks Can See the Finals, But They Need Game 2 First | Evan & Tiki

WFAN Daily

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Sports

5.06 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

The Knicks are one win away from putting real pressure on Cleveland, and Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber explain why Game 2 could shape far more than this series. With injuries piling up out West, the guys look at how the Knicks can turn urgency, health, and rest into a potential Finals advantage.

Evan and Tiki break down why the playoffs often become a war of attrition, why closing out Cleveland quickly matters, and how Mike Brown may need to adjust against the Cavaliers’ size. They also examine Karl-Anthony Towns’ role as a point center, the value of shooters like Landry Shamet and Deuce McBride, and how the Knicks can avoid falling flat while chasing a commanding 2-0 lead.

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0:00.0

Eddie Scazzari, responsible for many here at WFN, but also for Sean Morash.

0:06.3

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Eddie.

0:08.8

Thank you, Eddie. We appreciate it.

0:11.2

Yeah, Eddie, he's a legend. I wasn't an intern here, but it seems like every on-air and behind-the-scenes person that's here was an intern and Eddie hired them.

0:21.0

Let me tell you my favorite Eddie Scazeri's story.

0:25.1

We may have a parade in a couple of weeks.

0:27.3

That is certainly on the table.

0:29.0

And I will tell you, Tiki, that I have experience at parades, right?

0:32.1

Me and Joe, as the midday guys for many years, covered three parades live here on WFAN, the Yankee

0:38.7

championship parade in early November of 2009 and two giant parades.

0:43.1

I think it was the second giant parade, but Eddie was back here at the shop, running everything

0:49.2

while Joe and I were at the parade.

0:52.0

And Eddie Scazeri was on fire.

0:54.1

He was talking to Joe in the midst of the parade.

0:57.7

And Joe would respond to every funny thing he was saying.

1:01.4

And that was our parade coverage.

1:03.2

Was Joe and Eddie Scazeri just breaking down basically how miserable they were watching the parade?

1:09.0

I don't even know what his fandom is.

2:01.5

I mean, honestly, I mean, clearly he's a jet fan. I will tell you, he's a dolphin fan. He's a dolphin fan. Why is he miserable then for the Giants parade? Maybe it was the Yankee parade then. Now I'm starting to think about it. It must have been the Yankee parade because the dolphins and the Giants have no history that a lay fan is going to be mad about. Or maybe it was Joe who's miserable and Eddie was greasing him up, brilliant. Oh, that sounds more like it. That's probably what it was. But he's an all-time great and he will be missed. Now, speaking of parades, I'm sitting there last night. Actually, it was this morning because I was on DVR, watching the Western Conference finals. And I told Nick fans don't do it, but I'm going to do it as an IBO. When I see Jalen Williams go down with the same reoccurring hamstring issue. Did it remind you of O.G? Well, a little bit. That's funny. That's what I thought. I was like, God, don't let this happen.

2:01.8

O. I agree.

2:02.6

Like, there is that risk

2:03.7

that when you come back from a hamstring, like, it can come back and burn you. Right. And so that was a slight thought. But my bigger thought was the Thunder maybe without Jalen Williams. And then Dylan Harper gets hurt.

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