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Dataset ·The Bill Simmons Podcast
Episodes/Vol. II · № 45Published Apr 17, 2025 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 45 · Apr 17, 2025 · 168 min · With Brian Windhorst, Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan

"The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Brian Windhorst"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons79.1 min · 48.7%
Brian Windhorst52.6 min · 32.4%
Rob Mahoney17.8 min · 10.9%
Chris Ryan12.8 min · 7.9%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
MLB
NCAAB
NHL
CFB
NBA · 359 · 87.6%NFL · 41 · 10.0%MLB · 5 · 1.2%NCAAB · 3 · 0.7%NHL · 1 · 0.2%CFB · 1 · 0.2%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
168
minutes
Distinct entities
227
Word count
33,875
Episode №
45
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
NBAtopic
70
02
LeBron Jamesperson
38
03
Los Angeles Lakersteam
28
04
Boston Celticsteam
27
05
Nikola Jokicperson
27
06
Rob Mahoneyperson
26
07
NBA Playoffstopic
25
08
Golden State Warriorsteam
22
09
Luka Dončićperson
22
10
Los Angeles Clippersteam
18
11
Oklahoma City Thunderteam
18
12
Stephen Curryperson
18
13
Jayson Tatumperson
14
14
Giannis Antetokounmpoperson
13
15
Houston Rocketsteam
12
16
Indiana Pacersteam
12
17
Kawhi Leonardperson
12
18
All-NBA Second Teamaward
11
19
Bill Simmonsperson
11
20
Gamblingtopic
11
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
NBA
LeBron James
Los Angeles Lakers
Boston Celtics
Nikola Jokic
Rob Mahoney
0 min170 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.
thefootnote.fm · v0.1 · data updated April 10, 2026