Best NBA Night Ever? Plus: Mavs Fire Nico Harrison and Six Observations on the NBA Season So Far.

The Mismatch

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🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Verno and Jacoby are back as they break down Monday's slate of NBA games and discuss what was one of the most exciting nights of NBA basketball in a long time. They also discuss the Mavs' inevitable decision to fire GM Nico Harrison. Next, the guys share six observations from the NBA season after the first games of the season. (00:00) Welcome to The Mismatch! (02:50) Desmond Bane’s buzzer-beater lifts the Magic past the Blazers (04:50) Pistons win again in OT after Cade Cunningham’s career night (10:25) The Heat survive the Cavs in OT after a wild back-and-forth game (17:22) The Spurs rally past the Bulls behind Victor Wembanyama's 18 points in the fourth quarter (28:54) Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks edge past Cooper Flagg and the Mavs (42:25) Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle lead the Wolves past the Jazz (44:04) The Mavs announce Nico Harrison’s firing (47:24) Grayson Allen hits a Suns franchise record of 10 3-pointers in the Suns' win over the Pelicans (50:31) The Clippers fall to the Hawks for their fifth straight loss(53:22) Observation no. 1: Is a Ja Morant trade best for all parties involved? (01:08:36) Observation no. 2: Expect several new All-Stars (01:13:23) Observation no. 3: The Rockets are the best watch in the NBA (01:16:37) Observation no. 4: Do early-season victories matter? (01:23:32) Observation no. 5: The Amazon studio show might be on to something (01:28:30) Observation no. 6: The East is more open than we thought 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: Jessie Lopez and Stefan Anderson Social: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the mismatch.
0:14.2	And joining me, he does every week from the ringer.com is Dave Jacoby. Jacoby.
0:18.9	I've been thinking about this before we recorded.
0:21.8	Outside of the playoffs, I cannot think of another night in which I enjoyed the full
0:29.5	collection of games the way I did.
0:31.3	Like, there's been singular games that were much better than that experience of watching
0:36.0	what we watched last night.
0:37.7	But there was about a 70 to 80 minute window that just absolutely floored me.
0:43.1	Like that was the best regular season NBA experience from the collection,
0:49.1	from the full slate that I can ever remember in my whole entire life, in my whole entire life.
0:53.9	It was absolutely unbelievable.
0:56.2	It did remind me of what you opined, which is the witching hour.
1:02.6	It was the witching hour.
1:03.5	Which is what they say on NFL Red Zone every week.
1:06.0	God forbid anybody had to watch that dreadful Monday night football game because the NBA put on the best action ever.
1:14.3	I mean, you couldn't have a worst football game, no entertainment level whatsoever.
1:20.3	And meanwhile, in the NBA, literally every game was going down to the last shot, some of which were in overtime. I was paying zero attention to Suns Pelicans. I was just like, you know what? There's so much going on. Like, you can't watch all the games, right? I've got one TV in my phone. You know what I mean? I got two screens. And then at the end of it all, I'm looking through the other games.
1:44.9	Like, Grayson Allen did what?
1:47.1	10 3s.
1:47.7	And it is like the 17th most impactful thing that happened last night.
1:54.6	Well, it is crazy because Luca had a great game and it was a double-digit win for the Lakers.
2:02.0	You're listening to the mismatch presented by Bandw.
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