{"podcast":{"title":"The Mismatch","slug":"the-mismatch-525422","podcast_index_feed_id":525422,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/the-jj-redick-podcast","website_url":"https://www.theringer.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/43578f88-7825-11ea-a15b-977622dec861/image/227ade74d7cca168d92757b18170bfd5.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Ringer","episode_count":531,"summary":"Chris Vernon and David Jacoby discuss all the news, trends, and transactions happening in the NBA. They also offer their on-court analysis, and occasionally get into heated debates.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T08:19:38.500620+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mismatch-525422"},"episode":{"title":"Play-In Madness and Things We Care About in the First Round","slug":"play-in-madness-and-things-we-care-about-in-the-first-round","published_at":"2026-04-17T08:08:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mismatch-525422/play-in-madness-and-things-we-care-about-in-the-first-round","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mismatch-525422","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT8172351354.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT8172351354.mp3","summary":"Verno and Jacoby return to react to the opening games of the play-in tournament and preview the final games on Friday. Then, they discuss the things they care about heading into the opening round of the NBA playoffs. Welcome to The Mismatch! (0:30) Play-in tournament recap (2:03) Hornets-Heat: The game was wildly entertaining (7:06) Magic-76ers: Magic fans would rather watch Hornets-Pistons (11:29) Warriors-Clippers: Vintage masterpiece by Steph and Green (24:15) Blazers-Suns: Devin Booker will be front and center vs. the Warriors (28:48) Things we care about going into the playoffs (29:09) Things we care about: Wings vs. bigs in the Cavs-Toronto matchup (32:34) Things we care about: What if the Cavs lose? (38:11) Things we care about: Last run for this iteration of the Wolves (43:05) Things we care about: Nuggets must close quick (47:48) Things we care about: Can the Knicks run with the Hawks? (49:43) Things we care about: The Knicks' transition defense (53:28) Things we care about: Mitchell Robinson’s free throw shooting (1:00:06) Things we care about: Can the Celtics' regular-season success carry into the playoffs? (1:03:19) Things we care about: Is effort the Moneyball of the NBA? (1:06:08) Things we care about: Who doesn’t love Tyrese Maxey? (1:12:29) Things we care about: Small-market energy (1:16:05) Things we care about: Battle scars The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Leave us a message on our Mismatch voicemail line! (323) 389-5091 Hosts: Chris Vernon and David Jacoby Producers: Stefan Anderson and Jeff Shearin Social: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Verno and Jacoby return to react to the opening games of the play-in tournament and preview the final games on Friday. Then, they discuss the things they…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5010,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mismatch-525422/episodes/play-in-madness-and-things-we-care-about-in-the-first-round/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mismatch-525422/play-in-madness-and-things-we-care-about-in-the-first-round.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}