The Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks match-up in Game 1 of the opening round of the playoffs on Sunday.
Senior NBA.com writer, Steve Aschburner, joined the Midday Show on Friday to break down what the Hawks need to do in order to win their first round series against the Knicks.
For Aschburner, it's simple: Stop Julius Randle.
"I think Julius Randle is the head of that snake," Aschburner told Andy and Randy. "If Atlanta's bigs can make life really tough for him--you keep waiting for him to spit out the bit. He's carried that load for the Knicks all season long. He's going to end up as the most improved player in the league. He's going to get some all NBA attention as well."
"You just keep thinking that at the end of a long season, where he has carried a big load, will it become too much? Atlanta, I'm sure, wants to make him cry 'uncle' at this point."