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We'll start your day off, Swirlie. It's the toast. I sound amazing. Welcome back to The Toast. Happy Monday. I'm back in New York City and let me tell you, the city is alive. It's alive. People in the streets. Like, it's literally, you know that scene in 500 days of summer when he finally gets laid and he leaves the house and there's like a musical going on outside? There's like a flash mob. The birds are chirping. That's what it is. First of all, it's just like gorgeous outside. Every single person is like in an amazing mood. There's a real like familial sort of energy. Like everybody's high-fiving. Everybody's wearing their merch.

Literally.

Like fist-pounding, you know, you see businessmen.

Non-businessmen.

Like.

Non-businessmen.

It's electric.

That's so beautiful.

It really is.

I'm like getting really swept up in it.

Do you feel like a part of something major? Because you are. Yeah. And I know you had to go back for like other things, but you actually

like had to be there for this moment. Of course. No, Ben was it was not an option to stay in Florida

one minute longer. No, no, no. You have to be there and like experience the camaraderie and the

community. The next one on Friday night, and then tonight is game three. So they're up to zero. You have to, it's the first one to four. Yes. The next two games are at home. So, like, I don't see how the Knicks don't sweet, Knicks and four. Like, I don't know how they lose two games in a row at home. Like they're obviously winning tonight. Like there's so much excitement. Yeah, but sometimes like when you have everything at your back, like that's when it goes wrong. But also wouldn't it be fun if they don't win in for it? They win still the series, but there's more games like in this feeling goes longer. Like yes, but then they win in Kansas. Where's the game? San Antonio, which is like not so the vibe.

Yeah, that they should win here.

It behoots them to win here.

And they need to win here because not only are they like a prize to win, but they're

also currently on track to match the NBA record.

So they have not won, they have not lost a game in, I think maybe 12, this is their 12th win in a row in the playoffs. The last time that happened and the only other time it happened was 2017 with the Golden State Warriors. So if they win the next two, they will match the record for like 14 games in a row. So it's kind of like, it's just they sort of like have to.

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