The Thunder continue their dominance to take a 2-0 series lead over the Timberwolves, as Verno and Jacoby recap Game 2 and debate what it’ll take for the Wolves to try to make this a series. They discuss how the Thunder’s Big Three of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, and Chet Holmgren performed, Julius Randle’s disappearance, Mike Conley’s influence, and how the Thunder exploited the Wolves defense. Next, Jacoby shares his feelings after Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers came back to take Game 1 from the Knicks. Did the Knicks collapse, or was it a matter of a hot shooting stretch from Aaron Nesmith? Is Game 2 a must-win for the Knicks?

(00:00) Welcome to The Mismatch!
(01:17) Thunder Defeat T-Wolves: 118-103 (OKC 2-0)
(14:19) Expectations for the T-Wolves at Home
(24:30) Have the Thunder Broke the T-Wolves?
(31:35) Comeback or Collapse: Knicks Lose to the Pacers: 138-135 (IND 1-0)
(45:11) How Are the Pacers Still Surprising Us?!
(49:54) Game 2: Pacers vs. Knicks [-6]

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Verno and Jacoby return to break down the Nuggets' Game 7 loss and preview the start of the Western Conference finals between the Timberwolves and Thunder. They discuss how the Thunder can continue their championship run, debate whether people are still not giving enough credit to the Wolves for making back-to-back conference finals, and talk about who the best player in this series will be. Next, the guys discuss the rapidly growing rivalry between Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers and Jalen Brunson and the Knicks as they eagerly await Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. They discuss Karl-Anthony Towns’s role in the series, Andrew Nembhard’s shooting, why Haliburton’s up-and-down performances won’t matter as much, and why having Brunson feels like having Mariano Rivera.

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(1:18) G7 Recap: Thunder Defeat Nuggets 125-93
(8:30) WCF Preview: Timberwolves vs. Thunder [-7.5]
(12:12) WCF Series Price: Thunder [-375] Timberwolves [+300]
(34:10) ECF Preview: Pacers vs. Knicks [-4.5]
(53:56) ECF Series Price: Knicks [-144] Pacers [+122]
(58:08) Evaluating the Biggest ECF X-Factors
(1:04:42) Shoutout to Jalen Rose's Leadership Academy: JRLA.COM
(1:07:02) Thanks for Watching!

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Verno and Jacoby react to the Nuggets taking Game 6 over the Thunder to force Game 7, preview the Celtics-Knicks Game 6, and discuss contract-year Julius Randle leading the T-Wolves past the Warriors and into the Western Conference finals.

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(0:00) Welcome to The Mismatch!
(1:11) Nuggets Defeat Thunder: 119-107 [TIED 3-3]
(21:45) Game 7 Preview: Nuggets vs. Thunder [-8]
(23:20) T-Wolves Defeat Warriors: 121-110 [MIN 4-1]
(36:05) Pacers Advance to ECF for Second Straight Season
(46:47) G6 Preview: Celtics vs. Knicks (-2.5) [NYK 3-2]
(1:00:50) Better WCF Matchup for the T-Wolves?

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Verno and Jacoby react to the Knicks taking a 3-1 series lead over the Celtics, Jayson Tatum's injury, the Mavericks winning the right to draft Cooper Flagg, Anthony Edwards's superstar performance, and more!

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(1:20) Timberwolves Defeat Warriors: 117-110 (MIN 3-1)

(11:55) Knicks Defeat Celtics: 121-113 (NYK 3-1)

(33:30) Reaction to the Mavericks Winning the Draft Lottery

(43:35) What's Next for Giannis?

(52:25) Game 5 Preview: Pacers vs. Cavs (IND 3-1)

(57:35) Game 5 Preview: Nuggets vs. Thunder [-10.5] (TIED 2-2)

(1:08:20) MJ IS BACK!

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Verno and Jacoby break down the Timberwolves' win on Thursday night, which ties up their series with the Warriors; the Knicks' incredible second comeback over the Celtics; and the Cavaliers' collapse versus the Pacers. Then they preview Thunder-Nuggets Game 3.

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(1:13) Timberwolves defeat Warriors: 117-93 (tied 1-1)

(18:34) Knicks stun Celtics AGAIN (NYK 2-0)

(46:13) Nuggets steal home-court advantage from Thunder (tied 1-1)

(56:02) Cavs collapse vs. Pacers (IND 2-0)

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Verno and Jacoby break down Monday night's action, with some HUGE upsets. The Nuggets and Knicks took Game 1 over the Thunder and the Celtics, respectively. Plus, reacting to the Warriors' Game 7 win over Houston, previewing their series against the Timberwolves, and analyzing the Pacers' win over the Cavs in their series opener.

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(1:21) Nuggets Defeat Thunder: 121-119 (DEN 1-0)

(24:06) Knicks Defeat Celtics: 108-105 (NYK 1-0)

(52:17) Pacers Defeat Cavs: 121-112 (IND 1-0)

(56:45) Game 1 Preview: Warriors vs. Timberwolves [-7]

(1:03:50) What's Next for the Rockets?

(1:12:07) The Worst NBA Playoffs Commercial

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Verno and Jacoby break down Thursday night's action with the Clippers forcing Game 7 against the Nuggets, the Knicks advancing to play Boston, the Lakers turning Rudy Gobert into Wilt Chamberlain, and previewing the conference semifinals.

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(1:25) Clippers Defeat Nuggets: 111-105 (TIED 3-3)

(11:00) Knicks Defeat Pistons: 116-113 (NYK 4-2)

(22:35) Semifinal Preview: Boston Celtics [-1000] vs. New York Knicks [+660]

(30:42) T-Wolves Defeat Lakers: 103-96 (MIN 4-1)

(47:35) Rockets Defeat Warriors: 131-116 (GSW 3-2)

(55:09) Semifinal Previews

(59:30) Reaction to Giannis After Losing to the Pacers

(1:10:06) Thanks for Watching!

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Verno and Jacoby break down Monday night’s playoff action starting with the Warriors’ thrilling 109-106 win over the Rockets to take a 3-1 series lead (01:18). They then debate how real the Cavs are after a complete beatdown of the Heat as well as their expectations in the next round (16:05). With the news of Damian Lillard’s injury, where do the Bucks go from here? As an older team with aging vets, the guys debate if its time for Giannis to walk away from Milwaukee (21:37). They then discuss the Wolves-Lakers series and the performance of Anthony Edwards as well as Naz Reid and Jaden McDaniels (28:39). Next, the guys discuss how Karl Anthony-Towns and Jalen Brunson have carried the Knicks against the Pistons (39:27) and give predictions on which 3-1 series they think can still go the full 7 games (59:39).

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Verno and Jacoby get together after the Grizzlies lose both Ja Morant and a 29-point lead to the Thunder, who are in prime position to get the sweep over the weekend (01:35). Verno shares his experience being inside the arena after Ja went out and discusses whether Lu Dort deserves any blame for the injury. Next, the guys go over the Clippers' dominance over the Nuggets and why they should really be up 3-0 in the series (20:31). Also, they discuss KAT’s performance in the Knicks' win over the Pistons to take a 2-1 series lead, as well as the weird clock malfunction that almost cost the Knicks the game (32:02). Lastly, they debate whether the Wolves-Lakers series will go the full seven games, their confidence in the Rockets now that Jimmy Butler is hurt, and the hope for the Bucks to flip that switch and make their series against the Pacers more exciting (47:29).

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Verno and Jacoby break down the exciting pair of games from Monday night starting off with the unbelievable performance by Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers as they even up their series against the Nuggets (01:25). Next, Jacoby shares his experience watching the Pistons get their first playoff win since 2008 to even up their series against the Knicks from inside Madison Square Garden (18:37). Verno then begrudgingly discusses what it’ll take for the Grizzlies to take a win a game in their series against the Thunder after losing by 51 over the weekend (38:30). Also, they discuss the need for Dame to return to spice up the Bucks-Pacers series (48:05), what kind of response the Lakers will have after getting embarrassed by the Wolves (51:18), and why Ime Udoka should lean into the Rockets size against the Warriors (01:00:09).

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