00:00I told you this last week, and I'm sticking to it.
00:02I believe, in part because of Wemby's international celebrity,
00:07you know, being from France and all,
00:09and because the Knicks are in New York,
00:11you know, the largest market in the world,
00:13from a media standpoint,
00:15I think this series has an opportunity,
00:18if it's competitive, and I think it will be,
00:20to be the most watched NBA Finals,
00:23not just of the last quarter century,
00:25but possibly of all time.
00:27I think it has that type of juice to it.
00:30Now, I know the average fan doesn't care, but I do.
00:32No, no, the average fan doesn't care.
00:34It shows you the power of the N and the Y,
00:36which stands for New York.
00:38The power of the orange and the blue.
00:40Hold on, hold on.
00:41The power of Willis Reed and Clyde Frazier and Jim Dolan.
00:45The power of the Mecca.
00:48The power of 30, 30, and 7.
00:50The power of Madison Square Garden.
00:55The former home of bowling for dollars.
00:58You said that this is a hard game series.
01:01The home of the 1994 Championship Rangers.
01:03The home for many, many years of Ringling Brothers,
01:08Barnum and Bailey, Circus.
01:11Circus would go everywhere.
01:12Not just the garden.
01:13Not anymore.
01:14Not anymore.
01:15Not anymore.
01:15But you said...
01:16We said no to the circus, and the circus died that day.
01:18Yeah, well, because of the abuse of animals.
01:20No, because we rebuilt the garden,
01:22and we let the giraffes and elephants in.
01:24Oh, I'm talking about they were still going.
01:27They were abusing elephants and stuff.
01:29But anyway, you said this is a five-game series.
01:32That's correct.
01:33There's no way a five-game series is the most watched series ever.
01:35Game five in San Antonio,
01:38you will see 40 million people watching that game.
01:41No, you won't.
01:41As the Knicks close out their first championship in 50-plus years.
01:45No, you won't.
01:46You're not calling for a competitive series.
01:48Maybe I am at the end of the show.
01:49I think each game is going to be competitive.
01:51It doesn't matter.
01:51I think each game is going to be like Knicks by 11.
01:54Yo.
01:55No, so this is what I'm saying.
01:57Craig's right with his first part.
01:59This is, I believe, going to be the most watched finals in NBA history.
02:03Certainly in this century.
02:05Yes.
02:05In NBA history, I'm saying it.
02:07But it's because it won't be a five-game series.
02:10And that's why.
02:11A five-game series will not have the juice, Craig.
02:14This is where you're getting so excited in your Knicks fandom.
02:18Right.
02:18You're now in four.
02:20You're lathered up so much that you're now being inaccurate.
02:23It's going to be a competitive, long series.
02:26And that's why it could break the record.
02:28And another.
02:29Now, I'll give you this.
02:30If it goes seven, then it's a lock.
02:32That game seven will be the most watched finals game.
02:36Minimum.
02:36Last 25 years.
02:38And most likely of all time.
