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Evan & Tiki

Knicks Fans Dream Big as Evan and Tiki Talk NBA Finals

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2988 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

The Knicks continue to look like one of the most dangerous teams left in the playoffs and Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber discuss whether this run could finally lead to an NBA championship. The guys break down the team’s offensive balance, the impact of OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges, and why the Knicks’ chemistry and playoff experience are separating them from the rest of the Eastern Conference. They also debate whether this roster is more talented than the beloved Knicks teams from the 1990s. The conversation shifts to the biggest concerns for New York moving forward, including foul trouble for Karl Anthony Towns and Mitchell Robinson and the possibility of Joel Embiid turning the series more physical. Evan and Tiki react to frustrated Philadelphia fans, analyze the adjustments both teams could make in Game 2, and explain why the Knicks may ultimately be their own biggest obstacle in the postseason.

Transcript

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0:00.0

The New York Knicks over the last four games are slaughtering their opponents.

0:05.1

They have outscored their opponents in the last 12 consecutive quarters.

0:10.6

So they haven't lost a quarter.

0:12.4

Twelve straight quarters they've won.

0:14.3

And if you go back to the last 19 quarters of basketball they've played,

0:18.3

they have outscored their opponents 17 times, tied one of those

0:23.2

times, and lost one of those times.

0:26.2

That is the domination that we are witnessing right now.

0:29.2

And a part of it is, yes, they're shooting the lights out.

0:32.1

No doubt.

0:32.5

They shot 63% from the field yesterday.

0:35.2

Right.

0:35.4

And 51% from three.

0:37.6

In game six against Atlanta, they shot 59% from the field yesterday. Right. And 51% from 3. In game 6 against Atlanta, they shot 59% from the field.

0:41.9

The game before that, they shot 57% from the field.

0:44.8

But what's nuts, Teak, is that even though yes, they are shooting at a clip that feels unsustainable,

0:51.1

it's not like they're making a lot of crazy shots.

0:53.7

No.

0:55.0

I mean, they're making kind of their typical shots. Well, they're also just making the shots that are given to them.

0:59.1

And I think we saw this in the Atlanta series, and it kind of became informative of what could

1:05.2

happen in the 76ers series. We know Atlanta likes to play fast, right? That was their M.mo. That was their advantage over the Knicks. And what did the Knicks do, especially in those last two games in five and six? You're like, all right, you want to play fast? We're going to play fast. And we're going to execute better than you, playing fast. And so when they get to the 76ers series, the Sixers don't want to play fast. And so Joel Embed is getting run around because the Knicks are now playing a different kind of basketball.

1:33.7

And so this is something when we asked this question before the playoffs even started, you said, who's going to be the guy we most talk about on the Knicks, whether it was Cat or Jalen Brunson or Mike Brown.

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