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Episodes/Vol. II · № 144Published Dec 23, 2025 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 144 · Dec 23, 2025 · 130 min · With Tim Legler, Joe House

"Most Surprising NBA Player Leaps With Tim Legler, Plus NFL Holiday Picks With Joe House"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons60.1 min · 46.9%
Tim Legler55.4 min · 43.2%
Joe House12.7 min · 9.9%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
MLB
NCAAB
NBA · 142 · 58.9%NFL · 96 · 39.8%MLB · 2 · 0.8%NCAAB · 1 · 0.4%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
130
minutes
Distinct entities
183
Word count
25,797
Episode №
144
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
NBAtopic
36
02
Houston Rocketsteam
22
03
Boston Celticsteam
17
04
NBA Playoffstopic
17
05
Oklahoma City Thunderteam
16
06
Gamblingtopic
15
07
Golden State Warriorsteam
13
08
Philadelphia Eaglesteam
13
09
Stephen Curryperson
13
10
Los Angeles Lakersteam
12
11
Jayson Tatumperson
11
12
Los Angeles Chargersteam
10
13
NFLtopic
10
14
Bill Simmonsperson
9
15
Draymond Greenperson
9
16
Kansas City Chiefsteam
9
17
San Antonio Spursteam
9
18
Collin Gillespieperson
8
19
Joe Houseperson
8
20
Las Vegas Raidersteam
8
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
NBA
Houston Rockets
Boston Celtics
NBA Playoffs
Oklahoma City Thunder
Gambling
0 min140 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.
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