Spurs vs. Knicks. Youth vs. Experience. The NBA Finals Are Here!

About this episode

Verno and Jacoby analyze the Spurs' victory over the Thunder and preview the NBA Finals matchup against the Knicks.

Verno and Jacoby are back to break down how a remarkably poised Spurs squad knocked off Oklahoma City in seven—then turn their full attention to the Finals. They dig into the tactical chess match of stopping Victor Wembanyama, why Josh Hart is the Knicks' X-factor, and whether Mitchell Robinson can be effective with a busted finger. Plus, the regular-season history between these two teams, MVP odds, and why New York City is already losing its mind before tip-off. (00:00) Welcome to The Mismatch! (2:14) Dissecting the WCF–What impressed you most about the Spurs-Thunder series? (4:24) Is the discourse toward Chet warranted? (17:24) Western Conference team building: How will teams deal with the Spurs and Wemby? (20:46) Confidence is contagious for the Spurs: Rookie Dylan Harper plays like a veteran (27:35) Knicks are underdogs even though they breezed through the ECF (30:33) What we learned from the Spurs-Knicks regular-season matchups (34:10) Keys to win for the Knicks: Josh Hart (45:12) Wemby and Brunson are the betting favorites for Finals MVP (47:48) What really happened to Mitchell Robinson and his broken pinkie? (53:53) Changing of the guard in the NBA: Spurs' youth over…

People in this episode

Hosts: Verno, Jacoby

Topics covered

• NBA Finals
• Spurs vs. Knicks
• tactical analysis
• player performance
• team history
• MVP odds

Keywords

• Spurs
• Knicks
• NBA Finals
• Victor Wembanyama
• Josh Hart
• Mitchell Robinson
• MVP odds
• tactical analysis

Sponsors

FanDuel, WeatherTech

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spurs, Knicks, Oklahoma City, New York City, The Ringer

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