About the episode
Verno and Jacoby return to react to the final weekend of the NBA regular season, take a look at the 2026 play-in tournament, and break down the playoff matchups. Then, they give their biggest surprises and disappointments from the regular season.
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Hosts: Chris Vernon and David Jacoby
Producers: Stefan Anderson and Jeff Shearin
Social: Keith Fujimoto
Summary
- 1:45
Previewing the play-in tournament
- 5:28
Heat-Hornets: Heat are a tough out, Hornets are young
- 8:40
Blazers-Suns: Next round vs. Spurs favors the Trail Blazers
- 14:47
Magic-76ers: Will this be a revenge game for Philly?
- 18:35
Warriors-Clippers: Warriors stumbling into matchup
- 25:12
Knicks-Hawks: Initial thoughts on the matchup
- 29:06
Rockets-Lakers: Luka has to be available to beat the Rockets
- 34:18
Wolves-Nuggets: The underdog has been a problem for Denver in the past
- 39:37
Verno’s surprises: The Spurs’ huge leap from the lottery
- 43:11
Jacoby’s surprises: How much better the Celtics were going into the season
- 46:55
Verno’s disappointments: How reckless tanking has become in the NBA
- 48:39
Jacoby’s disappointments: The NBA turning into a law firm
- 51:56
Verno’s surprises: The statistical greatness of Nikola Jokic
- 57:57
Jacoby’s surprises: 2025 draft class was really impactful
- 59:34
Verno’s disappointments: Doc Rivers and the disaster of the Bucks
- 1:01:37
Jacoby’s disappointments: NBC selling us Michael Jordan and not delivering
- 1:03:45
Verno’s surprises: The Clippers recovering from their bad start
- 1:06:08
Jacoby’s surprises: Clippers sending CP3 into retirement
- 1:13:35
Jacoby’s disappointments: Chauncey Billups in a federal indictment
