Spurs on the Rise, the NBA’s New Moneyball, and Is This LeBron’s Final Season with the Lakers?

Verno and Jacoby return as they discuss the Spurs win against the Pistons and their push towards the top seed in the West as well as the Kings finally ending their 16-game losing streak against the Grizzlies. They then set up their bit of the day, ‘talk me out of this’, where they attempt to change their minds on a specific take.
(00:00) Welcome to The Mismatch!
(02:04) Spurs continue to push for the one seed in a dominant win vs. Pistons
(10:26) Kings snap 16-game losing streak with win vs. Grizzlies
(18:15) Dillon Brooks was the one guy the Suns couldn’t lose
(22:30) The Spurs will be NBA champions… Next year
(28:10) This should be and will be LeBron James's last year with the Lakers
(33:53) The 65 game rule is stupid and should not exist
(43:35) Playing hard is the new moneyball for the league
(47:33) The play-in games are fun, but entirely unnecessary
(53:08) If Fred VanVleet and Jayson Tatum return, then the Rockets and Celtics are title contenders
(1:01:34) No sport provides a better finish than hockey
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Hosts: Chris Vernon and David Jacoby
Producers: Jessie Lopez, Stefan Anderson, and Jeff Shearin
Social: Keith Fujimoto

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