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Episodes/Vol. II · № 38Published Apr 1, 2025 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 38 · Apr 1, 2025 · 136 min · With Zach Lowe

"The 25 Most Intriguing NBA Playoff Guys With Zach Lowe"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Zach Lowe68.6 min · 51.3%
Bill Simmons65.0 min · 48.7%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
MLB
NCAAB
NBA · 189 · 94.0%NFL · 8 · 4.0%MLB · 3 · 1.5%NCAAB · 1 · 0.5%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
136
minutes
Distinct entities
201
Word count
26,976
Episode №
38
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
NBAtopic
50
02
NBA Playoffstopic
38
03
Boston Celticsteam
30
04
Oklahoma City Thunderteam
23
05
LeBron Jamesperson
16
06
Los Angeles Lakersteam
16
07
Luka Dončićperson
15
08
Phoenix Sunsteam
14
09
Nikola Jokicperson
13
10
Gamblingtopic
12
11
Karl-Anthony Townsperson
12
12
NBA Drafttopic
11
13
New York Knicksteam
11
14
Los Angeles Clippersteam
10
15
Memphis Grizzliesteam
10
16
Stephen Curryperson
10
17
Golden State Warriorsteam
9
18
Jayson Tatumperson
9
19
Kevin Durantperson
9
20
Luguentz Dortperson
9
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
NBA
NBA Playoffs
Boston Celtics
Oklahoma City Thunder
LeBron James
Los Angeles Lakers
0 min140 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