Play-in Previews, Plus Surprises and Disappointments from This Season
Dienstag, 14. April 2026 · 1 h 19
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Verno and Jacoby return to react to the final weekend of the NBA regular season, take a look at the 2026 Play-in Tournament, and break down the playoff matchups. Then, they give their biggest surprises and disappointments from the regular season.
Welcome to The Mismatch!
Previewing the Play-in Tournament
Heat-Hornets: Heat are a tough out, Hornets are young
Blazers-Suns: Next round vs. Spurs favors the Trail Blazers
Magic-76ers: Will this be a revenge game for Philly?
Warriors-Clippers: Warriors stumbling into matchup
Knicks-Hawks: Initial thoughts for the matchup
Rockets-Lakers: Luka has to be available to beat the Rockets
Wolves-Nuggets: The underdog has been a problem for Denver in the past
Verno’s Surprises: The Spurs' huge leap from the lottery
Jacoby’s Surprises: How much better the Celtics were going into the season
Verno’s Disappointments: How reckless tanking has become in the NBA
Jacoby’s Disappointments: The NBA turning into a law firm
Verno’s Surprises: The statistical greatness of Nikola Jokić
Jacoby’s Surprises: 2025 draft class was really impactful
Verno’s Disappointments: Doc Rivers and the disaster of the Bucks
Jacoby’s Disappointments: NBC selling us Michael Jordan and not delivering
Verno’s Surprises: The Clippers recovering from their bad start
Jacoby’s Surprises: Clippers sending CP3 into retirement
Jacoby’s Disappointments: Chauncey Billups in a federal indictment
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Hosts: Chris Vernon and David Jacoby
Producers: Stefan Anderson and Jeff Shearin
Social: Keith Fujimoto
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