Three Big Surprises, Lonzo’s Resurgence, and an Epic Rant From Verno

The Mismatch

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4.7 • 5.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2021

⏱️ 67 minutes

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As the Eastern Conference continues to surprise us, Verno and KOC break down three teams that are exceeding expectations. Then the guys discuss abysmal starts for the Pelicans and Rockets (which gets Verno very fired up), struggles for the LeBron-less Lakers, and many other story lines. Hosts: Chris Vernon, Kevin O’Connor Producers: Jessie Lopez, Troy Farkas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Derek Thompson, long time writer with the Atlantic magazine on tech, culture, and politics.
0:07.0	There is a lot of noise out there, and my goal is to cut through the headlines, loud tweets,
0:12.5	and hot takes in my new podcast, Plain English.
0:15.5	I'll talk to some of the smartest people I know to give you clear viewpoints and memorable
0:19.9	takeaways.
0:21.4	Plain English starts November 16th.
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0:53.4	Come to our channel 4.com slash verify.
1:10.5	Welcome to the mismatch.
1:11.5	I'm Chris Vernon.
1:12.5	Join me.
1:13.5	He does every Tuesday from the wringer.com.
1:14.5	It's Kevin O'Connor, aka Kevin O'Bombra, Kevin O'Connor, Kevin O'Climber, Kevin O'Conflake,
1:18.5	Kevin O'Killian, Kevin O'Candyland, Kevin O'Connor.
1:21.5	Burnout.
1:22.5	It's Tuesday.
1:23.5	What's going on, bud?
1:25.5	Well, this has been a very fun couple of weeks in the NBA and some things that have happened
1:32.5	that we did not expect include three big surprises in the East.
1:39.9	Not the least of which is the Washington Wizards.
1:44.3	The first place Washington Wizards thus far this season.
1:49.6	And at no time, even through 14 games of the season, did we think we would see number
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