Knicks' Huge Win Sets the Tone for Potential Collision Course with the Celtics, Plus Loves and Loathes from The Mismatch

Knicks' Huge Win Sets the Tone for Potential Collision Course with the Celtics, Plus Loves and Loathes

1 hour 14 minutes Posted Apr 10, 2026 at 8:07 pm.

) Welcome to The Mismatch!

) Josh Hart saves the show with monster 3s in a Knicks win

) Celtics-Knicks destined to meet again in the playoffs

) Eastern Conference playoff picture still a mess

) Loves and Loathes

) Verno Loves: Cade Cunningham coming back

) Jacoby Loves: Teams at full strength for the playoffs

) Verno Loathes: First round of the West playoffs will be a dud

) Jacoby Loathes: 76ers’ Joel Embiid has surgery for appendicitis

) Verno Loves: ROY award is back and forth between Flagg and Knueppel

) Jacoby Loves: 1.4 million 10-game runs by only one player, Nikola Jokić

) Verno Loathes: “No way in hell they wanna see us” by Dillon Brooks

) Jacoby Loathes: Giannis incentivized to play because of his shoes

) Verno Loves: Kings’ Doug Christie making a tactical error instead of tanking

) Jacoby Loves: Carter Bryant guarding the big men

) Verno Loathes: AD upset for not getting a Pelicans tribute video

) Jacoby Loathes: That he loves Verno’s Masters updates

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Jacoby and Verno fire up their mics immediately after the Knicks defeat the Celtics and discuss how this matchup could be one to look forward to in the playoffs.

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