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Boomer & Gio

Great Start For McLean But To No Avail

10 Apr 2026

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Chapter 1: What were the key moments in the Knicks vs. Celtics game?

0.031 - 8.425 Boomer Esiason

So prior to the big three balls from Josh Hart last night, this was a key play in exchange from best friend to best friend or roommate to roommate.

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8.585 - 14.054 Al Dukes

Knicks down by one. Shot clock at five. Brunson looking. Whips a pass to Hart.

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14.295 - 29.21 Boomer Esiason

Hart the layup. What a bullet pass from Jalen Brunson. Mike Breen on MSG put the Knicks up by one. Hart followed with those two clutch trades, and the Knicks beat the Celtics at the Garden 112-106 to take the season series from Boston. Sends Jalen Brown last night.

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29.49 - 44.584 Boomer Esiason

Hart with 15 of his team-high 26 points in the fourth quarter, while Jalen Brunson had 25 and 10 assists, but continues to really hate giving his buddy Hart too much love or praise, at least on the record, on the airwaves, TV, radio, whatever it may be.

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44.564 - 63.249 Unknown

I saw you just talking to Josh. He got mobbed by your teammates. Five threes. They were leaving him open earlier in the game, and he made them count at the end. What did you think of his performance? I don't know. I don't want to say anything too good about him right now, but he played really well. Okay, Jalen.

63.729 - 66.093 Boomer Esiason

She didn't really know what to do with that.

Chapter 2: How did Josh Hart perform in the fourth quarter?

66.113 - 83.998 Boomer Esiason

We know it's tongue-in-cheek. I'm assuming it was. I know they have a couple, but I believe you're correct about that. So that wasn't the answer she was expecting, nor was this exchange between Kat, who had a double-double, and a reporter in the locker room. Here's part one, the setup. Do you pay attention to the standings like it was tonight?

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84.038 - 87.203 Unknown

No. A big win. No, I really don't. I really don't.

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Chapter 3: What impact did Jalen Brunson have on the Knicks' victory?

87.223 - 91.429 Unknown

I've said it before, Tara. I feel like y'all have asked me the other day, but...

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91.409 - 105.771 Boomer Esiason

I believe that. All right. Yeah, fine. And then as he continued, listen for that. I think it's the same reporter who interjects and kind of borderline interrupts Kat mid-answer with an interesting phrase, as you'll hear.

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105.951 - 125.485 Unknown

Okay. That's fool's gold. Trying to pick and choose your spot in the standings of who you play instead of a fool's gold. Because it's going to be. You almost got me in my eye. What? Like almost spit in my eye. Oh, my bad, bro. That's what you deserve. I'm just saying we had to lose to win.

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125.505 - 150.622 Boomer Esiason

So he... One guy in the back there really got a kick out of it. He goes, your pee almost got me in my eye. He meant the... Oh, I was so confused. Yes, and so Cat was like... What you mean? The cat was like, what? Your pee almost got me in my eye. It's like, dude, phrasing. Phrasing police. Thankfully, he cleaned it up pretty quick. That's funny. Otherwise, that would have been really awkward.

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151.223 - 163.886 Boomer Esiason

Anyway, they are standings-wise one game clear. The Cavaliers for the three seed. Two games left. They can lock it up tonight with a win over the Raptors. Just two back of Boston for the two seed. They do hold the tiebreaker. over both the Celtics and the Cavs.

163.906 - 180.737 Boomer Esiason

So Nick's in good shape here is really what we're looking at to wrap it up tonight against the Raptors and then Sunday evening against the Hornets. They have won 12 in a row over Toronto, so they'll look to make that 13 later on tonight. Nets fell to the Pacers in Brooklyn, 123-94. They've got to turn around and play tonight in Milwaukee.

181.559 - 192.333 Jerry Recco

That's about as bad a game. That could be on the docket. The problem is you're going to have an official attendance, and I'm sure tickets were sold. I'd love to know the turns. How many people went to that game?

192.353 - 199.481 Boomer Esiason

I don't know, but you know what I don't like? You know how if you go to the schedule on ESPN for baseball, they give you the attendance right next to the box score? They don't do that for the basketball.

199.521 - 217.487 Jerry Recco

You actually go into the box score? I guess, if they even list it there. Could you have gotten into that? Given where those two teams are, could you have gotten into that game for $10? On the secondary market, I do not know. Well, clearly, I don't mean the box office. Fair point. Right? I mean, think about how much it would have cost to go to the Garden last night.

Chapter 4: Why did Nolan McLean's performance go unrewarded in the Mets game?

240.512 - 261.3 Boomer Esiason

Anyway, $7.50 on the FM dial if you're interested in Nets bucks tonight. I love the Nets. I'm not. I know you are. The Yankees will be on the AM dial after extending their scoreless stretch to 17 innings against the A's as part of Thursday afternoon's finale at the stadium. So much so that Dave Sims was pretty much trying to will a sack fly for them in the seventh inning here.

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261.32 - 280.961 Dave Sims

2-2. Here's the pitch. Swung on. Skied. Left center field. Should be deep, but it's too out. It's deep enough and it's caught out there. And there goes the threat. Thanks for thinking on my part. But that's the third out. The Yankees do get a hit. They get on the board, but they don't score. He was trying to visualize this. He got excited. He got very excited.

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281.522 - 284.806 Jerry Recco

It's a long season for everybody, you know. Was that the Austin Wells fly out?

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284.826 - 303.37 Boomer Esiason

Yes. Long couple of days at the stadium after that first inning on Wednesday when they scored a couple of runs. Nothing since. This won a 1-0 shutout in favor of the A's. Ben Rice did break up the no-hitter for 33-year-old lefty Jeffrey Springs with one out in this. Do you think they would have allowed him to finish that off, Jerry? with all the pitch counts being what it is.

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303.39 - 304.813 Boomer Esiason

What was the pitch count at? I don't know.

305.093 - 311.523 Al Dukes

I mean, it's the frickin' Sacramento A's at this point. They'd have to for some sort of positive publicity.

311.543 - 314.668 Boomer Esiason

One would think, but the way they handle these pitchers, you know?

315.109 - 315.409 Al Dukes

Come on.

315.67 - 329.15 Boomer Esiason

Let's see, what did he end up at? He threw seven-plus innings, 93 pitch. That would have been a lot of pitches to go the distance. If he's at 93 in the... Yeah, he would have had, you would think. He finished the seventh with 93.

Chapter 5: What challenges did the Mets face during their game against the Diamondbacks?

347.234 - 366.701 Boomer Esiason

makes his first big league appearance of the season, opposed by Steven Matz, old friend. Coverage at 6.30 on the AM dial and the aforementioned free Odyssey app. Wasn't much better for the Mets last night. They got the first-inning homer from Luis Robert Jr. Didn't score the rest of the way. They did have a 1-0 lead into the seventh, but then Luke Weaver certainly had some trouble in that frame.

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366.721 - 384.953 Unknown

100 first, two outs, 2-1. Rip down the first base lineup. Base hit for Barossa all the way into the corner. Thomas hits second. He's on his way to third. Beatty digs it out. Fires Tarr, the cutoff man. Runner coming home. Throw by Simeon. Not in time. And Jorge Barossa goes to third with an RBI.

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384.933 - 390.419 Boomer Esiason

Triple. Keith Radd, Odyssey Mets radio. Gabriel Moreno earlier in the inning had the game time.

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390.439 - 391.06 Unknown

He destroyed that ball.

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391.08 - 412.644 Boomer Esiason

Yes, yes, he did. It was 4-1 Arizona by the end of that frame. They tacked on three more in the eighth against Luis Garcia. They took the rubber game 7-1. Nolan McLean, nothing to show for a solid effort. Six and a third of three hit ball. He struck out eight, but he ends up charged with two of the runs after Weaver came on. He was charged with a loss as well as Weaver couldn't hold things.

412.724 - 413.725 Boomer Esiason

Here he was afterwards.

413.705 - 426.067 Nolan McLean

That's a little bit more of a sting for sure. He deserves to walk out of that with a set high and held high and rely on us to get the job done at crunch time.

426.248 - 438.849 Jerry Recco

And that's one of those things, too. If we look back in a month and we're looking at Nolan McClain starts, I gave up a couple of runs. That's a nice start. It was better than that. It was a great start. He got DeGrom. He got nothing for it.

438.889 - 455.586 Boomer Esiason

And credit to him. I know he's young and it's early in the season. They asked him, hey, the bull penalty. There'll be plenty of nights where they pick me up. And they already did a couple times this season. So he said the right things. Mets welcome the A's now. Weekend series at Citi Field after the A's won that series over the Yankees. Let me give you a little Matthew Schaefer from last night.

Chapter 6: How did the Islanders fare in their recent game?

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Here's Schaefer.

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465.116 - 465.937 Dave Sims

Hits him and he scores! Matthew Schaefer!

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A goal and hit!

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466.962 - 470.848 Dave Sims

Islanders reclaim the lead 3-2.

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470.868 - 480.481 Boomer Esiason

Former WFANer Steve Levy right there with the call, the go-ahead goal in the second period. Islanders went on to beat Toronto 5-3, so a win for Pete DeBoer in his debut as Islanders head coach.

480.621 - 488.592 Jerry Recco

If you were ESPN, and I know Steve Levy worked here, so there's nothing wrong with that, but... Wouldn't you give Bob his shoes in every game of the local teams?

488.612 - 505.374 Boomer Esiason

They love putting him on these Western Conference games because McDonough is their Eastern Conference guy come the playoffs, which we are nearing. I'm with you. I love Bob. I'm just telling you, for whatever reason, he's generally handling the Western Conference games.

505.414 - 508.338 Jerry Recco

Here's Bob in San Jose with the Sharks. I know. I get it.

508.538 - 512.763 Al Dukes

I know Steve Levy, a married man now, but back in the day, he was a noted ladies' man, I heard.

Chapter 7: What controversies arose during the discussion of player performances?

556.454 - 558.098 Boomer Esiason

See, the on the range threw me off.

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558.378 - 563.888 Jerry Recco

No, that was yesterday. On the range is on, but they are players on the course right now.

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563.928 - 565.431 Boomer Esiason

But maybe some of the lesser guys.

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565.411 - 567.033 Al Dukes

Yeah, Sanjay Ims out there.

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567.513 - 574.782 Boomer Esiason

Well, whoever started late yesterday starts early today. That's very true, Jerry. I'll have the little Fred Couples for you next hour, okay? Because we're out of time.

574.842 - 580.228 Jerry Recco

Who, by the way, is flying the ball considerably farther than I can, and he's 15 years older than me.

Chapter 8: What are the upcoming matchups for the Knicks and Mets?

580.248 - 581.309 Jerry Recco

I know he's a pro golfer, but good lord.

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581.329 - 583.272 Boomer Esiason

But he did also say he can't reach any of his par fives.

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583.292 - 583.432 Jerry Recco

I know.

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583.452 - 584.513 Boomer Esiason

He's got to lay up. I know.

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585.434 - 588.398 Jerry Recco

His carry was, what was it, 263 or 273 or something?

588.558 - 591.041 Boomer Esiason

And the swing is still as silky smooth as it ever was.

591.081 - 592.262 Jerry Recco

As sweet as it gets. Yes.

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