T’Wolves Steal Game, The Knicks Blowout Tour Continues, and Can The Lakers Make Another Push?

The Mismatch

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🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Verno and Jacoby return to react to Monday’s playoff matchups. Minnesota takes the first game in San Antonio, and the Knicks continue to click on all cylinders. Then they preview the Lakers-Thunder and Cavs-Pistons series. Welcome to The Mismatch! (0:23) Wolves-Spurs: Wolves Steal game 1, Champagnie misses last-second shot (1:37) Timberwolves with early series road victory 104-102 (3:42) Randle Double-Double: 21 pts, 10 Reb, Clutch buckets in the 4th (11:06) Anthony Edwards Return: 18pts (8/13 FG) 4th Quarter Heroics (13:57) Wemby 12-Block Night: Playoff Record not enough in defeat (20:47) Wolves Shut Down Spurs Stars: Contain Wemby in Game 1 (23:43) 76ers-Knicks: New York takes game 1 with a 137-98 victory (26:03) Brunson Dominates: 35pts, 27 in first half (27:06) Knicks put on Clinic: 63% Fg, 51% from the Arch (30:13) Knicks Capitalize on Sixers' 19 turnovers (32:59) Sixers Stars Flat Effort: Maxey 13pts, George 17pts (33:48) Cavs-Pistons: JB Bickerstaff Revenge Series (43:42) Jaylen Brown Meltdown on Twitch (48:03) Embiid Struggles: 14pts on 3 for 11 Shooting (54:29) Lakers-OKC: Thunder outscored LA by 117pts in regular season sweep (1:03:23) 2019 Draft Loyalty 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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0:13.5	Subscribe now ater.com is Dave Jacoby. Jacobi! Welcome to the mismatcham, I'm Chris Farnan.
0:37.7	And join me to see us every week from the wringer.com.
0:39.6	It's Dave Jacoby.
0:40.4	Jacobi.
0:41.9	So, Bruno, you've got a spiral notebook front.
0:44.9	You take your handwritten notes.
0:47.0	And I was just curious, like, what is at the top after what we just witnessed?
0:51.6	Like, what is, like like the A1 note?
0:54.6	It says... It says...
0:54.9	It says Champani, 38% for the year,
1:00.0	62% from three in the first round.
1:03.2	That was the first...
1:04.5	That was the top note, if you want to know.
1:07.1	That was the note?
1:08.1	Julius Champagne...
1:08.7	A wide open three to win the game.
1:12.5	This episode of The Mismatch is presented to you by WeatherTech.
1:17.4	Everyone knows Winter is the MVP in making a mess.
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