The Return of Loves and Loathes. Plus: A Historic Thursday Night.

Verno and Jacoby are back as they recap the start of the NBA season with the return of Loves and Loathes! (00:00) Welcome to The Mismatch! (01:26) Historic Thursday night for LeBron James and the 76ers (08:43) Thunder drop Nuggets, but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 20-point streak ends at 141 games (11:50) Verno loves: Ty Jerome (16:39) Jacoby loves: Walker Kessler’s shot chart in Lakers debut (18:57) Verno loathes: The Miami Heat backcourt (21:05) Jacoby loathes: People who are trying to rationalize LaMelo Ball’s obvious no-call travel (25:07) Verno and Jacoby’s love: Damian Lillard’s return and Ja Morant’s debut for the Portland Trail Blazers (26:25) Verno loathes: Phoenix Suns terrible start against the Blazers (28:04) Jacoby loathes: Yaxel Lendeborg’s post-game comments after losing to the Lakers (30:42) Verno loves: Ausar Thompson (33:57) Jacoby loves: Jabari Smith Jr. (35:55) Verno and Jacoby’s loathes: Darius Acuff and Caleb Wilson’s NBA debuts (39:21) Verno loves: Good impressions from new additions (45:06) Jacoby loves: Tyrese Haliburton’s return and the Pacers are the Pacers again (49:43) Verno loathes: Everything about the Brooklyn Nets (54:17) Jacoby loathes: People practicing their golf swing in random places The Club for every holiday club. Sam’s Club. Leave us a message on our Mismatch Voicemail line! (323) 389-5091 Hosts: Chris Vernon and David Jacoby Producers: Jessie Lopez, Stefan Anderson, and Liz Jerry Social: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices