Pistons on The Ropes, Thunder Sweep, and Nuggets Force A Game 6

Verno and Jacoby return to react to Monday’s playoff matchup, including the Magic taking a 3-1 lead over the Pistons and the Thunder advancing to the 2nd round. Then, they discuss how the Nuggets force a game 7, the Knicks looking to take a 3-2 lead, and the confusion of the Raptors-Cavs and Rockets-Lakers matchups. Welcome to The Mismatch! (0:23) Pistons-Magic: Jamal Cain’s dunk is one of the best in Playoff History (1:57) Magic beat the Pistons, Pistons on the ropes down 3-1 (8:47) Jamal Cain makes a name for himself with a "forever dunk” (13:49) Thunder sweep Suns, 12-0 over the past 3 seasons in the first round. (20:30) Wolves-Nuggets: Injuries will make it tough for Wolves to win series (26:56) 76ers-Celtics: Boston leads series 3-1, Joel Embiid back, Tatum in elite form (34:27) Hawks-Knicks: Series tied 2-2, KAT is the ‘Missing Piece’ for success (39:11) Blazers-spurs: SA leads series 3-1, Wemby good to go after concussion (45:41) Raptors-Cavs: Series tied 2-2, the NBA is really going to make us watch this matchup (51:26) Rockets-Lakers: LA leads series 3-1, Matchup is bad basketball (57:28) Cooper Flagg wins ‘Rookie of the Year’ Award over Kon Knueppel. 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

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This episode was published on Apr 28, 2026.

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