Kawhi’s Reintroduction, Silver’s Discipline, Cade’s Arrival, and More Things to Look Forward to in the First Round of the NBA Playoffs

The Mismatch

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4.8 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Verno and Jacoby briefly discuss tonight’s round of play-in games, starting off with the Heat and Hawks, before turning their attention to the Mavs and Grizzlies matchup (01:25). Which of these four teams would make for the most exciting 8 vs 1 seed in the first round? Next, the guys each share four things that they are looking forward to in the first round of the NBA playoffs (15:12). Leave us a message on our Mismatch Voicemail line! (323) 389-5091The 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 Jacoby Producers: Jessie Lopez and Tucker Tashjian Social: Keith Fujimoto Music: "New Frontier": JG1MFMNUC8ZGQBSA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:25.3	Welcome to The Mismatch. I'm Chris Vernon.
1:27.3	Join to me see us every week from the ringer.com.
1:29.2	It's Dave Jacoby. Jacoby. It's here, Verno. It is here. The playoff weekend is upon us, and I can't wait.
1:36.9	I am going to be in a basketball arena on a Friday night at 8.30 central time watching a play-in game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Dallas Mavericks.
1:48.4	If you would have told me two months ago that I was going to be doing what I am doing this Friday night, I probably would have yelled at you.
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