T’Wolves Steal Game, The Knicks Blowout Tour Continues, and Can The Lakers Make Another Push?

About this episode

Verno and Jacoby discuss the latest NBA playoff matchups, highlighting key performances and previewing upcoming games.

Verno and Jacoby return to react to Monday’s playoff matchups. Minnesota takes the first game in San Antonio, and the Knicks continue to click on all cylinders. Then they preview the Lakers-Thunder and Cavs-Pistons series. Welcome to The Mismatch! (0:23) Wolves-Spurs: Wolves Steal game 1, Champagnie misses last-second shot (1:37) Timberwolves with early series road victory 104-102 (3:42) Randle Double-Double: 21 pts, 10 Reb, Clutch buckets in the 4th (11:06) Anthony Edwards Return: 18pts (8/13 FG) 4th Quarter Heroics (13:57) Wemby 12-Block Night: Playoff Record not enough in defeat (20:47) Wolves Shut Down Spurs Stars: Contain Wemby in Game 1 (23:43) 76ers-Knicks: New York takes game 1 with a 137-98 victory (26:03) Brunson Dominates: 35pts, 27 in first half (27:06) Knicks put on Clinic: 63% Fg, 51% from the Arch (30:13) Knicks Capitalize on Sixers' 19 turnovers (32:59) Sixers Stars Flat Effort: Maxey 13pts, George 17pts (33:48) Cavs-Pistons: JB Bickerstaff Revenge Series (43:42) Jaylen Brown Meltdown on Twitch (48:03) Embiid Struggles: 14pts on 3 for 11 Shooting (54:29) Lakers-OKC: Thunder outscored LA by 117pts in regular season sweep (1:03:23) 2019 Draft Loyalty Leave us a…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Vernon, David Jacoby

Topics covered

• NBA Playoffs
• Game Recaps
• Player Performances
• Team Analysis
• Match Previews

Keywords

• NBA
• playoffs
• Timberwolves
• Knicks
• Lakers
• Cavs
• Embiid
• Randle
• Wemby

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder

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