Can the Pacers Repeat Their Defensive Dominance? Plus, KD’s Future and More Knicks Dysfunction.

The Mismatch

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4.8 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Verno and Jacoby discuss the exciting Game 3 that saw the Pacers go up 2-1 on the Thunder. They praise Rick Carlisle’s game plan and the defense versus SGA before discussing the near-perfect performances from the entire Pacers roster, expectations for Game 4, and whether fans on either side should be concerned about their team. Next, Jacoby shares his disappointment with how the Knicks' head coach search is going, and the guys debate whether a Kevin Durant trade would really move the needle anymore. (0:00) Welcome to The Mismatch!(0:25) Pacers Take Game 3: 116-107 (IND 2-1)(32:28) Expect this Series To Go 7 Games?!(36:09) Game 4 Preview: Thunder [-6] vs. Pacers(48:02) What Are The Knicks Doing?!(1:01:23) Where's Kevin Durant Playing Next Season?(1:08:39) Ready To Bet on The Pacers Yet? Leave us a message on our Mismatch voicemail line! (323) 389-5091 Visit creditkarma.com or download the app today. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Chris Vernon and David JacobyProducers: Jessie Lopez and Tucker TashjianSocial: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.7	slash setup welcome to the Miss Matchup, Chris Vernon.
0:42.8	And join him as he does every week from The Ringer.com is Dave Jacoby.
0:45.5	Jacobi.
0:46.6	What's happening to, Berno?
0:48.0	We got a series.
0:49.9	Yeah, we do.
0:51.4	Two-one Pacers.
0:52.7	All you wanted was six games.
0:53.9	That's all you asked for, Berno.
0:55.6	And we've got that, no matter what, hell or high water, we are going to see a game six in Indiana.
1:02.8	By virtue of the Indiana Pacers winning last night's game three, 116 to 107.
1:10.6	We have now had 24 hours to digest what has taken place in this series.
1:16.3	In fact, we've got a long time between all of these games.
1:19.4	At least there is a game on Friday night.
1:21.2	But I was listening to Rick Carlisle's media availability today.
1:26.7	And he was saying, this feels a lot longer than three games
1:31.5	and I think you and I would both agree with that like there's only he's like it feels a lot longer
1:37.0	but there's only three games that have taken place and if this thing plays out he said there's
1:42.5	18 days allotted for this. He goes, now, take into consideration.
1:48.0	Our last series was 13 days. And so this one has the extra time between it, but, you know, we're
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