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Evan & Tiki

The Knicks Have No Excuses Against Cleveland

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2988 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

The Knicks are staring at a massive opportunity, and the pressure around this playoff run is impossible to ignore. With home court advantage, a rested roster, and a core built to win now, Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber debate whether failing to beat Cleveland would be one of the most painful missed chances in franchise history. The conversation also turns to the Yankees’ offensive concerns behind the plate, the Mets leaning into a youth movement out of both promise and necessity, and whether a trip to Cleveland might actually be the cheaper way for Knicks fans to see the series. Evan and Tiki mix big picture stakes with classic New York sports debate as they weigh what this moment could mean for the Knicks and the city.

Transcript

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0:00.0

For the second straight year, they're in the Eastern Conference Finals with home court advantage.

0:05.0

Yeah.

0:06.0

And you never know how often these opportunities will come.

0:10.0

During the Jalen Brunson era, they seem to be often.

0:13.0

I mean, this is four consecutive years now of being in the second round or later of the postseason.

0:18.0

So it's become commonplace, but you don't know if this is the last opportunity.

0:24.1

And so my dear friend and former partner Joe Beningo said something the other day that was very

0:29.3

powerful, but I kind of think very true about the state of the New York Knicks as they head

0:34.6

in to the Eastern Conference finals.

0:36.6

I always love Joe B's perspective.

0:39.2

And you know he's not trolling.

0:40.8

Of course.

0:41.1

Isn't me saying it.

0:42.3

It is a diehard Nick fan.

0:43.6

So here's clip one of Joe B making it very clear that they have to win this series

0:49.8

against Cleveland.

0:52.8

I know it's been a while, Sean.

0:54.8

If the Knicks don't get to the finals and beat the Cavaliers, it would be one of the

0:59.5

great disasters in history of his franchise.

1:03.7

There's no other way to say.

1:05.4

There really isn't.

1:06.8

By the way, I just realized that when I said this show, it's been a while, get it up.

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