Verno and Jacoby recap the Monday night slate of NBA action before sharing six early surprises from the season so far.

(00:00) Welcome to The Mismatch!
(01:56) Jalen Duren fuels the Pistons' 10th straight win
(05:00) Multiple Raptors step up to beat the Hornets for their eighth win in nine games
(10:08) The Bulls hold off Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets
(14:13) Giannis hurt in the Bucks' loss to the Cavs
(16:53) Heat survive, as the Knicks can't complete a comeback
(20:05) The Sixers rally behind Tyrese Maxey’s 39 points to beat the Clippers
(23:31) The Wolves blow out the shorthanded Mavs
(28:02) Early-season surprise no. 1: Historical perspective on Willie Green's firing
(32:05) Early-season surprise no. 2: How bad the Clippers are
(39:26) Early-season surprise no. 3: Steph Curry is still the most exciting player in the NBA at age 37
(43:56) Early-season surprise no. 4: Abundance of star player trade rumors
(49:32) Early-season surprise no. 5: The Raptors have the second-best bench in the NBA
(52:12) Early-season surprise no. 6: Total Thunder domination and draft assets

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Hosts: Chris Vernon and David Jacoby
Producers: Jessie Lopez and Stefan Anderson
Social: Keith Fujimoto

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