Best NBA Night Ever? Plus: Mavs Fire Nico and Six Early Observations on the Season | The Mismatch
Verno and Jacoby are back as they break down Monday’s slate of NBA games and discuss what was one of the most exciting nights of NBA basketball in a long time. They also discuss the Mavs’ inevitable decision to fire GM Nico Harrison. Next, the guys share six observations from the NBA season after the first games of the season.
(00:00) Welcome to The Mismatch!
(02:50) Desmond Bane’s buzzer-beater lifts the Magic past the Blazers
(04:50) Pistons win again in OT after Cade Cunningham’s career night
(10:25) The Heat survive the Cavs in OT after a wild back-and-forth game
(17:22) The Spurs rally past the Bulls behind Victor Wembanyama’s 18 points in the fourth quarter
(28:54) Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks edge past Cooper Flagg and the Mavs
(42:25) Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle lead the Wolves past the Jazz
(44:04) The Mavs announce Nico Harrison’s firing
(47:24) Grayson Allen hits a Suns franchise record of 10 3-pointers in the Suns’ win over the Pelicans
(50:31) The Clippers fall to the Hawks for their fifth straight loss
(53:22) Observation no. 1: Is a Ja Morant trade best for all parties involved?
(01:08:36) Observation no. 2: Expect several new All-Stars
(01:13:23) Observation no. 3: The Rockets are the best watch in the NBA
(01:16:37) Observation no. 4: Do early-season victories matter?
(01:23:32) Observation no. 5: The Amazon studio show might be on to something
(01:28:30) Observation no. 6: The East is more open than we thought
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24 Comments
Still coping on the Ja situation 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
If I’m ever in court, and one of my friends is called to the stand, please bring that Verno talking Ja Morant energy lol.
say Luke Kornet’s name boys! big reason for that win vs. da bulls
44:22 firing Nico ‘tomorrow at a press conference’ is my favorite part. So hilarious. Wasn’t today via facetime or cellular an option?
That’s crazy teams are leaving Grayson Allen open… he’s a shooter! These hacky ‘only defend stars’ defenses are a step way too far in the right direction
Zu needs that 20 lbs back
1:02:17 Jacoby, any of those stars with KCP and Jalen Wells as wings would play really bad if a team loads up on him and ignores his boof ass wing teammates that don’t punish him for it. Ja’s not gonna look better with a shitty team.
Hey the Clippers selling AARP player contracts could redefine the expiring contract.. “idk, 3 year contract but he’s 47.. he might expire before then”
1:15:54 Reed has always got steals, but he still can’t guard anyone
1:16:23 If Ime and Mazz fought, only one would walk out alive and they’d both be maimed morbidly. By only one would walk out alive I mean Ime would walk out alive..
1:24:12 i think NBC and Amazon have been elite.
I have been a Magic fan since 1989, and that was Paolo’s best impersonation of Nick Anderson, if you know, you know! Let’s Go Magic Play The Song!
KAT can play international all star ball. There are a lot of guys yall don't realize were born or somewhere else. Franz Wagner. Guys you didnt mention
what other team needs a PG that can't shoot?
LMAO Verno needs a hug
1:08:39 so true
AD for Ja
1:08:38 that shift of verno's energy here 😭
Why are yall always making luka out to be the bad guy, there's no evidence of that, but you "journalists " love spreading it around
I miss when Mismatch episodes were consistently a crispy 60-70 minutes. I understand regular run times in excess of 90 minutes do not seem like a big increase, but you have to know your position in a crowded NBA podcast landscape. If I run low on listening time, I don't skip the Zach Lowe Show or the Bill Simmons podcast first. No, it'll be the Mismatch. No disrespect just my listener feedback. Keep it to 60-70mins.
Hey verno I know what happened with Luka and nico! Nico was so proud of his buddy buddy relationship with Kobe and wanted a star to be best buds with that would kiss his butt . Luka being eastern European is not that kind of dude so he blew Nico's advances off. Luka kept it business only. He wouldn't kiss his butt or stroke his ego.He also probably didn't talk to Nico like he's the smartest person In the room. He wanted him to be his new Kobe and Anthony Davis would. That's exactly 💯 what happened. "Oh I was kobe's best friend when I was at Nike" poor baby trade him immediately! He wanted a sicofant!
Hey Verno. Let me put you on a therapist cough for a second:)))) You can not built a winner team. culture around part-time players Ja Morant, Lamelo Ball, Jordan Poole and Zion Williams. But you can easily built hospital. age care facility or circus. A team like Memphis has good draft selection record, they have to get rid of Ja for draft capitals. Time for rebuilt.
Verno is entertainment
Ja is just trying to get the coach out of there…also, I rather trade soft piece Jaren