Resilient Knicks Rally Past Spurs in Historic Comeback Victory

About this episode

The episode discusses the Knicks' historic comeback victory against the Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

The Knicks pulled off the impossible in Game 4 and are now one win away from their first championship in 53 years. Verno and Jacoby discuss just how the Knicks were able to beat the Spurs after being down 29 points. Jacoby recaps his night watching the game and his belief that the Knicks were always going to win, as well as the impact plays from both the Knicks and Spurs. They also briefly discuss their issues with Knicks celebrity row, why the Spurs aren’t playing Dylan Harper more, OG Anunoby’s block and game-winning tip-in, and their predictions for Game 5 on Saturday. (00:00) Welcome to The Mismatch! (2:32) Knicks complete the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history and take a 3-1 series lead (11:21) Jose Alvarado’s impact on the Knicks' comeback (24:38) What will be remembered more: De’Aaron Fox not running out the clock or Victor Wembanyama’s missed free throws? (34:50) Jacoby still uneasy about the Knicks (38:16) Why not more Dylan Harper? (41:04) Knicks celebrity row issues (49:08) OG Anunoby with the game of his life (54:05) Josh Hart’s miss and Karl-Anthony Towns’s fingertip block (57:50) Happy for Mike Breen (1:09:43) Aftermath of Jacoby’s dislike for Wemby (1:15:00)…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Vernon

Topics covered

• NBA Finals
• Knicks comeback
• Game analysis
• Player performances
• Game predictions
• Celebrity row issues

Keywords

• Knicks
• Spurs
• comeback
• NBA Finals
• Jacoby
• OG Anunoby
• Game 5 predictions
• celebrity row
• Jose Alvarado
• Victor Wembanyama

Sponsors

FanDuel, WeatherTech

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Ringer

Places: Knicks, Spurs

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