Spurs Force Game 7, and the Draft Lottery Conundrum

The Mismatch

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🗓️ 29 May 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Verno and Jacoby return to react to the Spurs' Game 6 win over the Thunder and give their keys to Game 7. Then, they discuss the news of Mitchell Robinson breaking his pinkie finger and the new draft lottery rules. Welcome to The Mismatch! (00:00) Thunder-Spurs: WCF headed to Game 7, Spurs defeat Thunder 118-91 (5:32) Rim protection: Spurs held Thunder to 91 points (lowest playoff output) (11:58) Flip-flopped series: Spurs turn the tables on Thunder (18:08) Spurs-Thunder: Both teams have shown non-competitive moments (23:00) Distractions behind the benches: Nuns and boobs (29:13) Small-market fans are not ready for a "New York State of Mind" (34:37) Knicks' championship path: Need Spurs to take down Thunder (43:42) Spurs-Thunder Game 7 preview: Low-scoring war determines the winner (48:57) Instant reaction: President Trump heading to the Finals (50:54) NBA approves radical 3-2-1 anti-tanking reform for draft lottery The Ringer is Committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://www.fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines. Protect your summer today at WeatherTech.com 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 Season 2 of a Good Girl's Guide to Murder
0:04.8	Jamie Reynolds
0:06.7	She's supposed to testify against Max
0:08.8	And then he goes missing two days before the trial starts
0:11.8	Oh, nothing to do with me
0:13.4	You're lying, Max
0:14.7	No, I can't do this again
0:17.4	I'm not out the people I care about
0:19.1	Stop pushing people away
0:20.7	Why couldn't you just leave everything lying? What if I'm not good enough? Do this again? I want to help the people I care about. Stop pushing people away.
0:22.9	Why couldn't you just leave everything lying?
0:24.8	What if I'm not good enough?
0:28.0	The new series of a good girl's guide to murder.
0:49.2	Watch on BBC IPlayer. Welcome to the mismatch up Chris Varnan. And joining me to us every week from The Ringer.com is Dave Jacoby.
0:51.9	Jacoby.
0:53.8	Verdo, there's so much discussion about how great this series is,
0:58.4	and it's two great teams going head to head,
1:01.4	but it doesn't produce great games.
1:04.1	It's very much like every time I watch one of these games,
1:08.3	I'm like, well, this team is clearly better.
1:10.1	They're going to win the series. And then 48 hours later, I'm like, well, this team is clearly better they're going to win the series.
1:11.5	And then 48 hours later, I'm like, well, the other team is clearly better they're going to win the series.
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