Dan Patrick (Host)

You're halfway up the mountain now.

Yes, Marvin.

the Thunder feel like the only team that's left, because there's only three of them, that their expectations were championship or bust.

I think the Knicks were finals or bust, but the Thunder, how many other teams in the NBA going into this regular season was championship or bust outside of the Thunder?

Yeah, because the Celtics already had the injury.

And, you know, you're the Knicks.

You got by the Celtics.

Tatum got hurt.

You got the Pacers in front of you.

I think most of us thought they were a better team.

But Indiana kind of did what the Knicks are doing this year.

They kind of came together at the right time and had some magic there.

By the way, the Knicks completing the four-game sweep in the Eastern Conference Finals.

I'm curious how many of those teams, after a conference finals sweep, go on to win the title.

20 previous teams swept their conference finals.

11 went on to win the NBA title.

so a little more than fifty percent go on to win the nba title

Also, hustle points, second-chance points.

I'm big on that because I think a lot of times that can be the difference.

It's not glamour points.