The Knicks Are Headed to the Finals! | Real Ones

About this episode

The episode discusses the New York Knicks reaching the NBA Finals and analyzes the implications for the Cavaliers and the upcoming Western Conference Finals.

Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck are back with another edition of Real Ones, and they jump right into the New York Knicks making the Finals for the first time in 27 years! What are their chances of winning the Finals, considering they’re getting even more time to rest while San Antonio and OKC battle it out for the Western Conference? What’s next for the Cavaliers after getting swept by the Knicks? Should they re-sign James Harden following his abysmal conference finals? Do they need a complete overhaul? Plus, a Game 5 Western Conference Finals preview and the mailbag! Intro - (00:00) Knicks advance to the NBA Finals - (02:00) What’s next for the Cavaliers? - (21:32) Game 5 WCF preview - (52:35) Mailbag - (55:00) https://www.theringer.com/2026/05/26/nba/thunder-spurs-dynasty-nba-offseason-trade-rumors-victor-wembanyama Hit the mailbag: realonesmailbag@gmail.com Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck Producers: Victoria Valencia, Clifford Augustin, and Jeff Shearin Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins Additional Production Support: John Richter and Chris Wohlers The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit…

People in this episode

Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, Howard Beck

Topics covered

• NBA Finals
• New York Knicks
• Cleveland Cavaliers
• James Harden
• Western Conference Finals
• sports analysis

Keywords

• Knicks
• Cavaliers
• James Harden
• NBA Finals
• Western Conference
• sports podcast

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Organizations: New York Knicks, Cavaliers, San Antonio, OKC

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