Emotional Highs and Lows of Sports Fandom

The Thunder continue their dominance to take a 2-0 series lead over the Timberwolves, as Verno and Jacoby recap Game 2 and debate what it’ll take for the Wolves to try to make this a series. They discuss how the Thunder’s Big Three of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, and Chet Holmgren performed, Julius Randle’s disappearance, Mike Conley’s influence, and how the Thunder exploited the Wolves defense. Next, Jacoby shares his feelings after Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers came back to take Game 1 from the Knicks. Did the Knicks collapse, or was it a matter of a hot shooting stretch from Aaron Nesmith? Is Game 2 a must-win for the Knicks?

(00:00) Welcome to The Mismatch!
(01:17) Thunder Defeat T-Wolves: 118-103 (OKC 2-0)
(14:19) Expectations for the T-Wolves at Home
(24:30) Have the Thunder Broke the T-Wolves?
(31:35) Comeback or Collapse: Knicks Lose to the Pacers: 138-135 (IND 1-0)
(45:11) How Are the Pacers Still Surprising Us?!
(49:54) Game 2: Pacers vs. Knicks [-6]

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Hosts: Chris Vernon and David Jacoby
Producers: Jessie Lopez and Tucker Tashjian
Social: Keith Fujimoto

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