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Episodes/Vol. II · № 55Published May 11, 2025 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 55 · May 11, 2025 · 145 min · With Ryen Russillo

"The Floundering Cavs, OKC-Boston Gut Checks, and Lottery Karma Power Rankings With Ryen Russillo"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons79.6 min · 57.3%
Ryen Russillo59.4 min · 42.7%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
MLB
NHL
NBA · 216 · 90.4%NFL · 18 · 7.5%MLB · 3 · 1.3%NHL · 2 · 0.8%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
145
minutes
Distinct entities
162
Word count
28,530
Episode №
55
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
NBAtopic
35
02
NBA Playoffstopic
30
03
Oklahoma City Thunderteam
28
04
Indiana Pacersteam
26
05
Boston Celticsteam
23
06
Denver Nuggetsteam
23
07
Nikola Jokicperson
16
08
New York Knicksteam
15
09
Chet Holmgrenperson
13
10
Gamblingtopic
11
11
Golden State Warriorsteam
11
12
Jayson Tatumperson
11
13
Payton Pritchardperson
10
14
San Antonio Spursteam
10
15
Utah Jazzteam
10
16
Ryen Russilloperson
9
17
Cleveland Cavaliersteam
8
18
Cooper Flaggperson
8
19
Stephen Curryperson
8
20
Brooklyn Netsteam
7
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
NBA
NBA Playoffs
Oklahoma City Thunder
Indiana Pacers
Boston Celtics
Denver Nuggets
0 min150 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.
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