00:00How about this, Kevin?
00:01Ben Falk tweets out here.
00:02One better at DK Sports wagered $49,000.
00:05Let's call it $50,000 or so on the New York Knicks to win the NBA Finals.
00:08At 19-1 a few weeks ago, that bet would win $931,000.
00:13Now you take a look at the series itself, Kevin.
00:15Let's call it a minus 190 favorite here on the San Antonio Spurs.
00:19Obviously, 19-1 is absolutely spectacular.
00:21You're coming into the Finals.
00:22But honestly, what do we feel about the New York Knicks in this series?
00:26And roughly, can they do some damage?
00:28Which means, hang that batter.
00:30They're favored.
00:31They're the dogs.
00:32They're not favored to do so.
00:34Yeah, I think the home court advantage position, San Antonio, is the favorites in this series.
00:38But I still think the numbers are a bit too big.
00:41And I've bet the Knicks in a few different ways for this series.
00:46And there's a couple of things that really stand out.
00:47But the one that I'm curious where you guys land, I think the Knicks are better.
00:52And I don't think that's disrespectful to San Antonio.
00:55The Knicks obviously didn't have a better regular season.
00:59But the New York Knicks very clearly turned the page in this postseason.
01:05And I think one of the reasons it's, it doesn't feel like some, oh, they're winning, so they must have
01:12changed what they're doing.
01:13I feel like we all noticed a real change in the Knicks' approach, right?
01:17Bringing Carl Anthony Towns into the offense the way that they did, which made life easier on Brunson.
01:24It engaged McCall Bridges and OG Ananobi more into the offense.
01:28And therefore, all these guys seem more engaged on the defensive side of the basketball.
01:32The Knicks have won 11 straight games.
01:34Do I think the Knicks are the greatest team in the history of the sport, which is kind of what
01:37they've played like for a month here?
01:39No, do I think the Knicks, though, have a roster where it's reasonable to believe they're an elite basketball team?
01:45Absolutely, 100%.
01:48So, they're playing the best basketball.
01:50I actually think they're the better team.
01:52And we've talked about this for the Knicks in every round since round one.
01:56They're not coming off a seven-game war.
01:59Every other opponent they've gotten to play has been, and I think that does set up quite nicely for New
02:04York.
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