NBA Playoff Reactions and Overreactions With Ryen Russillo

Apr 21, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
69.1 min (55.8%)
Ryen Russillo
54.7 min (44.2%)

Top Entities

1NBA Playoffs
36
2NBA
21
3Gambling
16
4Nikola Jokic
15
5Los Angeles Clippers
15
6Russell Westbrook
13
7Memphis Grizzlies
13
8Los Angeles Lakers
13
9Denver Nuggets
13
10NBA Draft
10
11Golden State Warriors
10
12Minnesota Timberwolves
9
13Michael Porter Jr.
9
14Houston Texans
9
15Stephen Curry
8
16Oklahoma City Thunder
8
17Luka Dončić
8
18Boston Celtics
8
19LeBron James
7
20Jalen Brunson
7
21Mat Ishbia
6
22James Harden
6
23Detroit Pistons
6
24New York Knicks
5
25Magic Johnson
5
26Giannis Antetokounmpo
5
27Rudy Gobert
4
28Orlando Magic
4
29NFL
4
30Milwaukee Bucks
4
31Indiana Pacers
4
32Andrew Wiggins
4
33Van Lathan
3
34The Ringer
3
35Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
3
36Scottie Pippen
3
37Rui Hachimura
3
38NBA Finals
3
39Miami Heat
3
40Julius Randle
3
41Ime Udoka
3
42Houston Rockets
3
43Fred VanVleet
3
44Carmelo Anthony
3
45Bill Simmons
3
46Jayson Tatum
3
47Wendell Carter Jr.
2
48Ty Jerome
2
49Tony Snell
2
50Tobias Harris
2
51The Town (film)
2
52The Rewatchables
2
53Sacramento Kings
2
54Paul Pierce
2
55NFL Draft
2
56New York Giants
2
57Moses Moody
2
58Mike Conley
2
59Mikal Bridges
2
60Michael Jordan
2
61Malik Beasley
2
62Kyrie Irving
2
63Kyle Kuzma
2
64Kevin Porter Jr.
2
65Kenny Pickett
2
66Kawhi Leonard
2
67Karl-Anthony Towns
2
68Jimmy Butler III
2
69Jaren Jackson Jr.
2
70Isaiah Hartenstein
2
71Indianapolis Colts
2
72Hall of Fame
2
73Franz Wagner
2
74Draymond Green
2
75Derrick Rose
2
76Ben Affleck
2
77Anthony Edwards
2
78Anthony Davis
2
79Zach Lowe
1
80Vivek Ranadivé
1
81Utah Jazz
1
82UFC
1
83Tom Cruise
1
84Tim Hardaway Jr.
1
85Ted Williams
1
86Tayshaun Prince
1
87Tari Eason
1
88Super Bowl
1
89Steven Adams
1
90Steve Kerr
1
91Stephen A Smith
1
92San Antonio Spurs
1
93Ryen Russillo
1
94Ryan Rollins
1
95Robert Sarver
1
96Rob Mahoney
1
97Quin Snyder
1
98Portland Trail Blazers
1
99Pittsburgh Pirates
1
100Paolo Banchero
1
101NFL Playoffs
1
102New England Patriots
1
103Naz Reid
1
104Most Valuable Player
1
105MLB
1
106Minnesota Vikings
1
107Mark Williams
1
108Luguentz Dort
1
109Larry Bird
1
110Kyle Anderson
1
111Kobe Bryant
1
112Khris Middleton
1
113Kevon Looney
1
114Kevin Durant
1
115Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
116Kemba Walker
1
117Jrue Holiday
1
118Jonathan Isaac
1
119Joe House
1
120JJ Redick
1
121Jeff Van Gundy
1
122Jaylen Wells
1
123Jaylen Brown
1
124Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
1
125Jarred Vanderbilt
1
126James Dolan
1
127Jamal Murray
1
128Jalen Green
1
129Jaden McDaniels
1
130Jabari Smith Jr.
1
131Ja Morant
1
132J.B. Bickerstaff
1
133Ivica Zubac
1
134Grant Williams
1
135Gary Payton II
1
136Ed Davis
1
137Drew Eubanks
1
138Domantas Sabonis
1
139Devin Booker
1
140Detroit Red Wings
1
141Desmond Bane
1
142Derrick Jones Jr.
1
143Defensive Player of the Year
1
144Davion Mitchell
1
145David Adelman
1
146Darius Garland
1
147Dana White
1
148Damian Lillard
1
149Dallas Mavericks
1
150College Football
1
151Cleveland Cavaliers
1
152Christopher Nolan
1
153Chicago Bulls
1
154Chet Holmgren
1
155Charlotte Hornets
1
156Buffalo Bills
1
157Brandin Podziemski
1
158Bradley Beal
1
159Boston Red Sox
1
160Bobby Portis
1
161Bill Belichick
1
162Becky Hammon
1
163Atlanta Hawks
1
164Alvin Kamara
1
165All-Star
1
166Al Horford
1
167AJ Green
1
168Aaron Gordon
1

League Distribution

NBA
179 (84.8%)
NFL
26 (12.3%)
MLB
3 (1.4%)
UFC
1 (0.5%)
NHL
1 (0.5%)
CFB
1 (0.5%)

Top Players

1Nikola Jokic
15
2Russell Westbrook
13
3Michael Porter Jr.
9
4Stephen Curry
8
5Luka Dončić
8
6LeBron James
7
7Jalen Brunson
7
8Mat Ishbia
6
9James Harden
6
10Magic Johnson
5
11Giannis Antetokounmpo
5
12Rudy Gobert
4
13Andrew Wiggins
4
14Van Lathan
3
15Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
3
16Scottie Pippen
3
17Rui Hachimura
3
18Julius Randle
3
19Ime Udoka
3
20Fred VanVleet
3
21Carmelo Anthony
3
22Bill Simmons
3
23Jayson Tatum
3
24Wendell Carter Jr.
2
25Ty Jerome
2
26Tony Snell
2
27Tobias Harris
2
28Paul Pierce
2
29Moses Moody
2
30Mike Conley
2
31Mikal Bridges
2
32Michael Jordan
2
33Malik Beasley
2
34Kyrie Irving
2
35Kyle Kuzma
2
36Kevin Porter Jr.
2
37Kenny Pickett
2
38Kawhi Leonard
2
39Karl-Anthony Towns
2
40Jimmy Butler III
2
41Jaren Jackson Jr.
2
42Isaiah Hartenstein
2
43Franz Wagner
2
44Draymond Green
2
45Derrick Rose
2
46Ben Affleck
2
47Anthony Edwards
2
48Anthony Davis
2
49Zach Lowe
1
50Vivek Ranadivé
1
51Tom Cruise
1
52Tim Hardaway Jr.
1
53Ted Williams
1
54Tayshaun Prince
1
55Tari Eason
1
56Steven Adams
1
57Steve Kerr
1
58Stephen A Smith
1
59Ryen Russillo
1
60Ryan Rollins
1
61Robert Sarver
1
62Rob Mahoney
1
63Quin Snyder
1
64Paolo Banchero
1
65Naz Reid
1
66Mark Williams
1
67Luguentz Dort
1
68Larry Bird
1
69Kyle Anderson
1
70Kobe Bryant
1
71Khris Middleton
1
72Kevon Looney
1
73Kevin Durant
1
74Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
75Kemba Walker
1
76Jrue Holiday
1
77Jonathan Isaac
1
78Joe House
1
79JJ Redick
1
80Jeff Van Gundy
1
81Jaylen Wells
1
82Jaylen Brown
1
83Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
1
84Jarred Vanderbilt
1
85James Dolan
1
86Jamal Murray
1
87Jalen Green
1
88Jaden McDaniels
1
89Jabari Smith Jr.
1
90Ja Morant
1
91J.B. Bickerstaff
1
92Ivica Zubac
1
93Grant Williams
1
94Gary Payton II
1
95Ed Davis
1
96Drew Eubanks
1
97Domantas Sabonis
1
98Devin Booker
1
99Desmond Bane
1
100Derrick Jones Jr.
1
101Davion Mitchell
1
102David Adelman
1
103Darius Garland
1
104Dana White
1
105Damian Lillard
1
106Christopher Nolan
1
107Chet Holmgren
1
108Brandin Podziemski
1
109Bradley Beal
1
110Bobby Portis
1
111Bill Belichick
1
112Becky Hammon
1
113Alvin Kamara
1
114Al Horford
1
115AJ Green
1
116Aaron Gordon
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA Playoffs
20
2NBA
12
3Los Angeles Lakers
11
4Los Angeles Clippers
10
5Nikola Jokic
8
6Minnesota Timberwolves
7
7Memphis Grizzlies
7
8Denver Nuggets
7
9Boston Celtics
7
10Oklahoma City Thunder
6
11NBA Draft
6
12Gambling
6
13Stephen Curry
5
14Russell Westbrook
5
15LeBron James
5

Ryen Russillo

1NBA Playoffs
16
2Gambling
10
3NBA
9
4Russell Westbrook
8
5Nikola Jokic
7
6Michael Porter Jr.
7
7Memphis Grizzlies
6
8Luka Dončić
6
9Denver Nuggets
6
10Los Angeles Clippers
5
11Houston Texans
5
12Golden State Warriors
5
13NBA Draft
4
14Stephen Curry
3
15Mat Ishbia
3
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