Play-in Previews, Plus Surprises and Disappointments from This Season

About this episode

Verno and Jacoby discuss the NBA's final weekend, preview the Play-in Tournament, and share their surprises and disappointments from the season.

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! 01:45 Previewing the Play-in Tournament 02:28 Heat-Hornets: Heat are a tough out, Hornets are young 8:40 Blazers-Suns: Next round vs. Spurs favors the Trail Blazers 14:47 Magic-76ers: Will this be a revenge game for Philly? 18:35 Warriors-Clippers: Warriors stumbling into matchup 25:12 Knicks-Hawks: Initial thoughts for the matchup 29:06 Rockets-Lakers: Luka has to be available to beat the Rockets 34:18 Wolves-Nuggets: The underdog has been a problem for Denver in the past 39:35 Verno’s Surprises: The Spurs' huge leap from the lottery 43:10 Jacoby’s Surprises: How much better the Celtics were going into the season 46:54 Verno’s Disappointments: How reckless tanking has become in the NBA 48:39 Jacoby’s Disappointments: The NBA turning into a law firm 51:56 Verno’s Surprises: The statistical greatness of Nikola Jokić 57:55 Jacoby’s Surprises: 2025 draft class was really impactful 59:32 Verno’s Disappointments: Doc…

People in this episode

Hosts: Verno, Jacoby

Topics covered

• NBA Playoffs
• Play-in Tournament
• Surprises and Disappointments
• Team Matchups
• Regular Season Review

Keywords

• NBA
• Play-in Tournament
• surprises
• disappointments
• playoff matchups
• Verno
• Jacoby

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NBA, Spurs, Celtics, Bucks, Clippers

Places: Philadelphia, Miami, Charlotte, Portland, Phoenix, Orlando, Los Angeles, New York, Houston, Denver

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