Knicks' Huge Win Sets the Tone for Potential Collision Course with the Celtics, Plus Loves and Loathes

The Mismatch

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🗓️ 10 April 2026

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Jacoby and Verno fire up their mics immediately after the Knicks defeat the Celtics and discuss how this matchup could be one to look forward to in the playoffs. (0:17) Welcome to The Mismatch! (0:48) Josh Hart saves the show with monster 3s in a Knicks win (5:44) Celtics-Knicks destined to meet again in the playoffs (12:09) Eastern Conference playoff picture still a mess (17:21) Loves and Loathes (19:12) Verno Loves: Cade Cunningham coming back (23:12) Jacoby Loves: Teams at full strength for the playoffs (25:10) Verno Loathes: First round of the West playoffs will be a dud (30:12) Jacoby Loathes: 76ers’ Joel Embiid has surgery for appendicitis (35:15) Verno Loves: ROY award is back and forth between Flagg and Knueppel (37:26) Jacoby Loves: 1.4 million 10-game runs by only one player, Nikola Jokić (41:06) Verno Loathes: “No way in hell they wanna see us” by Dillon Brooks (47:28) Jacoby Loathes: Giannis incentivized to play because of his shoes (51:45) Verno Loves: Kings’ Doug Christie making a tactical error instead of tanking (57:18) Jacoby Loves: Carter Bryant guarding the big men (1:00:21) Verno Loathes: AD upset for not getting a Pelicans tribute video (1:03:53) Jacoby Loathes: That he loves Verno’s Masters updates 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: Brian H. Waters and Jeff Shearin Social: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the mismatch up, Chris Vernon, and joining to see us every week from the ranger.com.
0:21.2	It's Dave Jacoby. Jacoby.
0:23.7	Is it okay to say that I'm happy that the Knicks won, but I don't love how the Knicks won.
0:33.6	Look, I am happy that the Knicks won because as we record this on Thursday night, this show would have just been you complaining about Baylor Shireman for an hour.
0:44.7	It's still going to be that.
0:46.0	It's still going to be that.
0:47.1	We saved our audience.
0:48.5	Josh Hart saved our audience from this becoming an hour of his somebody going to guard Baylor Shireman.
0:57.8	But instead, Josh Hart, the consummate winner, they leave him open and he makes them pay,
1:06.5	hits two monster threes down the stretch.
1:09.6	And the Knicks get a rousing victory, which you, interestingly enough, did not attend.
1:16.6	It's not interesting.
1:17.6	This is a very simple reason I didn't attend.
1:19.6	And I said you the text.
1:21.6	You had mentioned this to our audience, though, earlier in the week.
1:25.6	You said, should I go? So my wife's out of town.
1:29.7	I only have the one-year-old baby,
1:31.6	and I've got a babysitter until post-show.
1:34.0	So I have free time.
1:35.7	I could easily go to this game, easily.
1:39.0	And I looked at the app that doesn't pay us,
1:42.6	so I won't say their name,
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