About the episode
Verno and Jacoby return to celebrate the New York Knicks’ first championship in more than 50 years. Jacoby describes his day leading up to Game 5 as well as the aftermath in the city. The guys also share 10 thoughts from the Knicks’ Finals victory.
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Hosts: Chris Vernon and David Jacoby
Producers: Jessie Lopez, Stefan Anderson, and Jeff Shearin
Social: Keith Fujimoto
Summary
- 0:01
Welcome to The Mismatch!
- 2:36
Jacoby describes his day leading up to Game 5
- 7:28
Hitting the New York streets after the Knicks’ win
- 14:46
Will Jalen Brunson remain underrated?
- 21:13
Brunson is a wartime consigliere
- 27:00
Comparing these Finals to the tortoise and the hare
- 31:34
Shout-out to the Spurs
- 33:38
Shout-out to Leon Rose and Worldwide Wes
- 43:49
Can the Knicks run it all the way back to the Finals?
- 47:04
How Brunson’s Finals performance impacts kids with overbearing fathers
- 50:13
Hating Victor Wembanyama has gone mainstream
- 55:48
The road map to a championship has solidified
- 1:01:48
Let’s enjoy the Knicks winning the title
