2025-26 Season, NBA Finals Recap
Intro (00:00 - 00:58)
Preview of this NBA FInals recap episode (00:59 - 01:26)
#3 New York Knicks vs #2 San Antonio Spurs (01:27 - 02:26)
Recap of the NBA Cup results which sets the stage for this NBA Finals (02:27 - 06:17)
Recap of Game 1 of the NBA Finals (06:18 - 10:03)
Recap of Game 2 (10:04 - 14:20)
Recap of Game 3 (14:21 - 18:31)
Recap of Game 4 (18:32 - 26:40)
Recap of Game 5 (26:41 - 31:15)
Knicks win the NBA Championship, ending a 53-year drought (31:16 - 32:27)
Individual performances in this series (32:28 - 37:04)
Records set in this series (37:05 - 42:43)
What's next for the Spurs (42:44 - 48:16)
What's next for the Knicks (48:17 - 51:01)
Leon Rose now as a championship executive (51:02 - 51:42)
Mike Brown becomes a championship head coach (51:43 - 54:02):
Rick Brunson's role as assistant coach as well as being the dad to Jalen (54:03 - 54:55)
Jalen Brunson delivers for the Knick faithful in winning this championship (54:56 - 59:00)
Addressing the Becky Hammon comments about a small guard not being the go-to guy for a championship team (59:01 - 60:56)
Karl Anthony Towns fitting in seamlessly with this team (60:57 - 64:31)
OG Anunoby as the prime piece in the frontcourt as a two-way wing player (64:32 - 65:57)
Josh Hart as one of the early trade pieces in building the winning culture with this team (65:58 - 66:24)
Mikal Bridges and all the noise around the draft picks given up for him in the Brooklyn Nets trade (66:25 - 68:30)
Mitchell Robinson as the longest tenured Knick who is now a champion (68:31 - 68:28)
Landry Shamet grabbing the last roster spot after Malcolm Brogdon decides to retire (68:29 - 70:03)
Jordan Clarkson & Jose Alvarado escaping cellar dwelling teams like the Utah Jazz & the New Orleans Pelicans (70:04 - 71:59)
Deuce McBride as the other homegrown player in the rotation besides Mitch (72:00 - 72:33)
Others like Jeremy Sochan, Mohamed Diawara, Tyler Kolek, Pacome Dadiet, Kevin McCullar Jr & Ariel Hukporti (72:34 - 74:30)
Shout-out to the great Mike Breen who ends up calling a Finals series for the team he grew up idolizing (74:31 - 76:00)
Kudos to the radio team of Tyler Murray & Monica McNutt (76:01 - 76:56)
Big ups to the old school Knicks (76:57 - 78:40)
My message to the owner, James Dolan (78:41 - 80:03)
Wrap-up of this episode & call to action (80:04 - 82:45)
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