{"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 Previews, Plus Surprises and Disappointments from This Season","slug":"play-in-previews-plus-surprises-and-disappointments-from-this-season","published_at":"2026-04-14T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mismatch-525422/play-in-previews-plus-surprises-and-disappointments-from-this-season","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mismatch-525422","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT3024670291.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT3024670291.mp3","summary":"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 Rivers and the disaster of the Bucks 1:01:37 Jacoby’s Disappointments: NBC selling us Michael Jordan and not delivering 1:03:45 Verno’s Surprises: The Clippers recovering from their bad start 1:06:07 Jacoby’s Surprises: Clippers sending CP3 into retirement 1:13:34 Jacoby’s Disappointments: Chauncey Billups in a federal indictment The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. (only needed when baked-in FanDuel ad read is in episode) Leave us a message on our Mismatch Voicemail line! (323) 389-5091 Hosts: Chr…","meta_description":"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 ma…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4760,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mismatch-525422/episodes/play-in-previews-plus-surprises-and-disappointments-from-this-season/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-previews-plus-surprises-and-disappointments-from-this-season.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}