Six Questions Before the Homestretch, Hawks' Streak Hits 10, and Introducing the Prospector

The Mismatch

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🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Verno and Jacoby return to react to last night’s matchups and the Hawks' rise in the East, they ask some important questions before the homestretch, and introduce the Prospector. Welcome to The Mismatch! (0:55) The Atlanta Hawks' win streak reaches 10 in a row (8:30) Suns-Celtics: Jaylen Brown drops a season-high 41 points to seal thriller (12:20) Lakers-Rockets: Lakers turn back the clock with defensive win (16:13) Six questions before the homestretch (16:32) Can all 10 teams in the East win two games in the playoffs? (21:35) Are the Thunder the team everyone wants to lose? (28:12) Do we need to take the Lakers seriously as a West contender? (34:34) What do we think of expansion? (38:42) Who would the Knicks rather see: Raptors or Magic? (41:53) Who’s the top-4 seed in each conference you trust the least? (45:10) The Prospector joins the show (47:35) The Prospector's favorite prospects (50:52) The Prospector is out on these prospects (53:39) The Prospector's deep cuts Leave us a message on our Mismatch Voicemail line! (323) 389-5091 Hosts: Chris Vernon and David Jacoby Producers: Stefan Anderson 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. I'm Chris Vernon.
0:19.2	And joining me see us every week from the Ringer.com is Dave Jacoby. Jacoby.
0:23.7	Verno, you're not wearing green. Very concerned. Yes, I am. It doesn't look green. I guess.
0:31.2	It is dark green. What are you talking about? How, you're trying to call me out right when the show starts about this is as green as can be. I have a pair of Air Force Ones, their first St. Patrick's Day, and I always forget to wear them. And today I remember them. Because you can't wear them on any other day. There's no other day you can wear the St. Patrick's Air Force ones. But I wore them today.
0:54.6	I'm very proud of myself.
0:56.0	We were recording this on Tuesday morning.
0:58.0	Last night was actually a super interesting night in the NBA.
1:01.4	We'll go through a couple of things that took place on Monday night.
1:04.6	I think for the first time all season, we're starting with the Hawks.
1:11.2	Oh, yeah.
1:11.6	Now, we probably would have started with this game no matter what,
1:17.0	considering this was supposed to be Magic City Monday.
1:21.9	Yes.
1:22.7	But instead, it just turned into the Hawks or the story in the NBA because they're the hottest team.
1:30.3	People are trying to register how dangerous they are.
1:33.1	They've won 10 games in a row, and they were playing the other team on the longest win streak,
1:40.1	the Orlando Magic, and absolutely thumped them.
1:45.2	The final score is not indicative of what this game was.
1:50.1	I watched this one and in the third quarter up 25,
1:55.7	Buddy Healed is on a headset talking to Austin Rivers and the broadcast crew in the middle of the game.
2:04.1	That's how this game was going.
2:06.1	Chavano.
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