Pistons on The Ropes, Thunder Sweep, and Nuggets Force A Game 6 from The Mismatch

Pistons on The Ropes, Thunder Sweep, and Nuggets Force A Game 6

1 hour 11 minutes Posted Apr 28, 2026 at 8:46 am.

) Pistons-Magic: Jamal Cain’s dunk is one of the best in Playoff History

) Magic beat the Pistons, Pistons on the ropes down 3-1

) Jamal Cain makes a name for himself with a "forever dunk”

) Thunder sweep Suns, 12-0 over the past 3 seasons in the first round.

) Wolves-Nuggets: Injuries will make it tough for Wolves to win series

) 76ers-Celtics: Boston leads series 3-1, Joel Embiid back, Tatum in elite form

) Hawks-Knicks: Series tied 2-2, KAT is the ‘Missing Piece’ for success

) Blazers-spurs: SA leads series 3-1, Wemby good to go after concussion

) Raptors-Cavs: Series tied 2-2, the NBA is really going to make us watch this matchup

) Rockets-Lakers: LA leads series 3-1, Matchup is bad basketball

) Cooper Flagg wins ‘Rookie of the Year’ Award over Kon Knueppel.

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Show notes

Verno and Jacoby return to react to Monday’s playoff matchup, including the Magic taking a 3-1 lead over the Pistons and the Thunder advancing to the 2nd round. Then, they discuss how the Nuggets force a game 7, the Knicks looking to take a 3-2 lead, and the confusion of the Raptors-Cavs and Rockets-Lakers matchups.

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