NBA Finals Preview, Celtics-Mavericks Predictions, and Draft Talk

The Mismatch

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4.8 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Ahead of the Finals, Verno and KOC have a rendition of everyone’s favorite game: That’s True, That Might Be True, That’s Ridiculous (01:09)! They discuss various topics regarding the Finals, including Kristaps Porzingis’s health issues, the Mavs' defensive strategies, Luka’s first Finals appearance, and Jayson Tatum. They also give their predictions for the series. The guys then dive into some draft talk and discuss the vast parity that is currently in the league, as this season will have the sixth consecutive different champion. Got a question for Verno and KOC? Send them an email at [email protected]! Or you can send the guys a tweet @ChrisVernonShow and @KevinOConnorNBA! 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 Kevin O’Connor Producer: Jessie Lopez Social: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up everybody Justin Vary here from group chat on the Ringer
0:03.4	NBA show and we want you to come hang out with us for a live podcast recording
0:08.2	on Tuesday, June 18th at 8 p.m. Big Waz, Rob Mahoney and I are kicking off the Ringer residency at the L Ray Theater in Los Angeles
0:16.4	Get your tickets now at the Ringer.com slash events while they last hope to see you there
0:25.0	This episode is brought to you by Pepsi Max. Pepsi Max knows the music isn't just the soundtrack.
0:28.0	It's a pulse.
0:30.0	And every city has its own.
0:32.0	That's why they teamed up with Spotify
0:33.7	to measure the musical taste of cities across the UK
0:36.9	and create a playlist that matches their pulse perfectly.
0:40.1	From Glasgow's dance scene
0:41.8	to the rap Game in Birmingham.
0:43.5	Search for Pepsi Max's profile on Spotify to hear the music your nearest city loves.
0:48.8	Brought to you by Pepsi Max, thirsty for more. Welcome to the best match I'm Chris Vernon and joining me see us every Monday night from
1:09.2	the ringer dot com is Kevin O'Connor aka Kevin Obama Kevin O'Connor Kevin O'Connor, Kagan O'Connor, Kagano Kaganor, Kagano Conflict, Kevin O'Kandyland, Kevin O'Blessarian, Kevin O'S fear, Kevin
1:21.4	Berno! It's the NBA finals baby. Let's go!
1:25.0	The NBA finals. We've had some time off and certainly some much needed time off for
1:30.6	some of the participants of the NBA finals to get healthy and as we lead in to
1:36.7	this NBA finals we are going to do a special edition of everybody's favorite game. That's true. That might be true. That's
1:45.2	ridiculous. NBA finals and and be a draft edition. Because I threw in some draft ones at the end.
1:53.6	Oh yeah, I listened to your podcast with Gavoni and I've been keeping up.
1:59.0	I did some deep dives on the NBA draft this weekend because we're now about three weeks away from that taking place.
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