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Evan & Tiki

This Knicks Run Feels Unlike Anything New York Has Seen

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2988 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber break down just how dominant the Knicks have looked, asking whether this run compares to the most overwhelming championship pushes in New York sports history. The conversation goes from the late nineties Yankees to the 1986 Giants as they try to find a local parallel for a playoff ride that has been almost completely drama free. They also debate the biggest threats waiting in the NBA Finals, whether the Thunder’s experience makes them scarier than the Spurs, and how Mike Brown has taken the Knicks to a level Tom Thibodeau may not have reached. Evan also explains why his Nets fandom fuels his Knicks hatred, leading to a bigger conversation about New York basketball jealousy, fan bases, and why this moment feels so surreal.

Transcript

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0:00.0

So far, it's been easy.

0:01.6

You know, besides being down 2-1 to Atlanta, it has been like, and when I say easy,

0:06.3

I don't mean easy in terms of the competition. I mean, easy in terms of how they've dominated. Yeah. Like, they're just rolling people over. There's no drama. If you're a sports fan that likes drama, there hasn't been much. No, the games have not been entertaining. The close-out game, the sweep, was not entertaining at all.

0:22.0

Game one, amazing.

0:23.2

Right, that was fantastic.

0:24.2

But outside of that, games have not been entertaining. The closeout game, the sweep, was not entertaining at all.

0:22.0

Game one, amazing. Right. That was fantastic. But outside of that, the drama has been drama-free.

0:26.4

So I started thinking from a New York perspective. We've seen plenty of championships, even if it was a long time ago.

0:31.8

Have we ever seen a run as dominating as this? And so your brain naturally takes you to the Yankees because of their dynasty in the late 90s. And the truth is, 1998, while the regular season was dominant, the postseason really wasn't. They were losing at Cleveland and the ALCS two games to one. They were about to lose game one in that whole big moment with Tino, strike three, not really, grand slam. Like the games were close. So I can't even say 1998.

0:56.3

It's probably of all years in 1999, the following year, where they lost one playoff game to

1:02.0

Pedro Martinez and the Red Sox. But even then, and I know it's a different sport, the games

1:06.6

were close. Right. So while they were winning most of the games, it was not with the same ease that the Knicks

1:12.4

have had.

1:12.8

Yeah, I mean, you think of the giants.

1:16.5

All those games were tight games, including the Super Bowl.

1:20.0

So it didn't feel like they dominated, not like this, where it felt easy.

1:27.3

Who else? Who else has been deep into the playoffs?

1:29.9

I got an answer and you're close.

1:31.9

You were right on the doorstep and then you stopped.

1:34.6

It is the Giants.

1:35.8

In 11?

1:36.4

In 1986.

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