Howard Bryant

It's been a crazy series.

I think that the Knicks have been the best team this postseason.

They've only lost three games.

They have been by far the more poised team.

They are on the cusp of a championship.

They should win tonight, and if they don't win then, they should win probably the next game in New York.

And it really feels inevitable.

Mm-hmm.

Good morning.

How are you?

I mean, it's fun.

I mean, I think that when you think about soccer and the World Cup in the United States, obviously it begins with the women.

And that is the... They're always going to be the standard because of their dominance.

And so the men, on the other hand, you don't have any expectations for them.

They score four goals.

They had never scored four goals before.

You...

You don't go into this expecting that sort of excitement.

However, as a host nation, there is a sort of added level of adrenaline that's gonna come with it.

And I think that there is a sort of feeling that maybe one of these days there'll be a great run that American soccer fans on the men's side