10 Things With 10 Games Left, and the Lakers' Streak Ends at Nine

The Mismatch

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🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Verno and Jacoby return to react to last night’s matchups, including the Lakers' win streak ending in Detroit. Then they look at 10 important things happening in the remainder of the regular season, and the Prospector returns.Welcome to The Mismatch!(0:40) Pistons end the red-hot Lakers' win streak: No Luka magic (8:23) 10 things with 10 games left (8:55) What stands out in the East standings? (9:05) What are the Bucks doing?: The Cam Thomas dilemma (11:36) Cavs playoff chances: Payroll is in win-now mode (16:20) The regression is real for the Orlando Magic (20:42) What stands out in the West standings? (26:09) Lakers desperate and scary: Luka MVP, LeBron breaking records (35:40) Thunder-Wizards fight: The Wizards are ruining the NBA (40:35) Knicks are sending Jacoby to therapy (44:45) Kevin Durant passes MJ: Fifth all time on scoring list (59:40) The Prospector is back with an NCAA tournament update Leave us a message on our Mismatch Voicemail line! (323) 389-5091Hosts: Chris Vernon and David JacobyProducers: Stefan Anderson and Jeff ShearinSocial: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the mismatch. I'm Chris Farnan.
0:19.3	And joining me to do it as every week from The Ringer.com is Dave Jacoby.
0:22.2	Jacoby.
0:24.3	Luca Tanchich had the ball.
0:28.1	Clock ticking down.
0:30.9	Looking for some Luca magic to extend the streak in Detroit.
0:35.7	No magic.
0:37.6	No rabbit in the hat, just a hat.
0:40.3	There was magic.
0:41.5	So the red hot Lakers ran into the Detroit Pistons who were trying to hold down the fort
0:47.5	while their best player is out with a collapse lung.
0:50.9	And a guy that the mismatch spoke of first before any other show before any other
1:00.0	broadcast in the world was shining light on the great danish jenkins what a game
1:07.7	mismatch was there he has now two games in a row.
1:12.1	So first, the Golden State game, which is over the weekend, and now this one.
1:17.4	In the Golden State game, he had 22, 8, and 7.
1:20.9	And now tonight against the Lakers, 30.8, 8 assists for rebounds.
1:29.8	I mean, they draw up a play for Jenkins to win the game.
1:35.7	Cade Cunningham's out.
1:37.2	Who needs him when you have Danis Jenkins?
1:40.5	Is Jenkins in the MVP conversation?
1:42.9	I mean, it just started too late
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