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Dataset ·The Bill Simmons Podcast
Episodes/Vol. II · № 51Published May 2, 2025 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 51 · May 2, 2025 · 150 min · With Bob Ryan, Rob Mahoney, Joanna Robinson

"A Clips-Nuggets Slugfest, Brunson’s Heroics, Best 2025 TV Shows and NBA Then and Now With Rob Mahoney, Joanna Robinson and Bob Ryan"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons72.1 min · 49.4%
Bob Ryan40.5 min · 27.8%
Rob Mahoney17.0 min · 11.6%
Joanna Robinson16.5 min · 11.3%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
MLB
NCAAB
NBA · 191 · 82.3%NFL · 31 · 13.4%MLB · 8 · 3.4%NCAAB · 2 · 0.9%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
150
minutes
Distinct entities
151
Word count
29,562
Episode №
51
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
Boston Celticsteam
30
02
NBAtopic
27
03
Nikola Jokicperson
21
04
Jalen Brunsonperson
19
05
James Hardenperson
16
06
Los Angeles Clippersteam
16
07
Bill Simmonsperson
15
08
Denver Nuggetsteam
15
09
New York Knicksteam
15
10
LeBron Jamesperson
14
11
NBA Playoffstopic
14
12
Jayson Tatumperson
13
13
Los Angeles Lakersteam
12
14
Rudy Gobertperson
10
15
Detroit Pistonsteam
9
16
Gamblingtopic
9
17
Larry Birdperson
9
18
Russell Westbrookperson
9
19
Nicolas Batumperson
8
20
Anthony Edwardsperson
7
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
Boston Celtics
NBA
Nikola Jokic
Jalen Brunson
James Harden
Los Angeles Clippers
0 min160 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.
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