A Celtics-OKC Panic Check, Plus the Towns/Porzingis Careers With Zach Lowe

May 6, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
49.5 min (59.7%)
Zach Lowe
33.5 min (40.3%)

Top Entities

1Boston Celtics
28
2New York Knicks
23
3NBA
21
4Oklahoma City Thunder
17
5NBA Playoffs
17
6Nikola Jokic
12
7Denver Nuggets
12
8Karl-Anthony Towns
11
9Jalen Brunson
10
10Jayson Tatum
9
11Josh Hart
7
12Mitchell Robinson
6
13Gambling
6
14Philadelphia 76ers
5
15Orlando Magic
5
16Jrue Holiday
5
17Jaylen Brown
5
18OG Anunoby
4
19NBA Finals
4
20NBA Draft
4
21Minnesota Timberwolves
4
22Joel Embiid
4
23Doc Rivers
4
24Devin Booker
4
25Detroit Pistons
4
26Alex Caruso
4
27Aaron Gordon
4
28The Ringer
3
29Stanley Johnson
3
30Sam Hauser
3
31NHL
3
32Milwaukee Bucks
3
33Michael Porter Jr.
3
34James Harden
3
35Derrick White
3
36Al Horford
3
37Zach Lowe
2
38Torrey Craig
2
39The Rewatchables
2
40Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2
41Rudy Gobert
2
42Mikal Bridges
2
43Max Christie
2
44Los Angeles Lakers
2
45LeBron James
2
46Justise Winslow
2
47Joe Mazzulla
2
48Joe House
2
49James Dolan
2
50Frank Kaminsky
2
51College Basketball
2
52Chicago Bears
2
53Chet Holmgren
2
54Charlotte Hornets
2
55Boston Bruins
2
56Ace Bailey
2
57Zoe Simmons
1
58Victor Wembanyama
1
59Van Lathan
1
60Utah Jazz
1
61Ty Jerome
1
62Trey Lyles
1
63Terry Rozier
1
64Spencer Dinwiddie
1
65Sean Fennessey
1
66Russell Westbrook
1
67Reggie Miller
1
68Ray Bourque
1
69Ray Allen
1
70Phoenix Suns
1
71Pete Nance
1
72Payton Pritchard
1
73O.J. Mayo
1
74Norman Powell
1
75NFL
1
76MLB
1
77Michael Jordan
1
78Miami Heat
1
79Markelle Fultz
1
80March Madness
1
81Magic Johnson
1
82Luke Kornet
1
83Luke Kennard
1
84Luka Dončić
1
85Luguentz Dort
1
86Los Angeles Clippers
1
87Kevon Looney
1
88Kevin Durant
1
89Kenny Atkinson
1
90Kawhi Leonard
1
91Julius Randle
1
92John Collins
1
93Jerry West
1
94Jarren Duran
1
95Jalen Williams
1
96Jahlil Okafor
1
97Ivica Zubac
1
98Houston Rockets
1
99Hakeem Olajuwon
1
100Gregg Popovich
1
101Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
102Donovan Mitchell
1
103DeAndre Jordan
1
104David Stern
1
105David Adelman
1
106D'Angelo Russell
1
107Chris Ryan
1
108Chris Paul
1
109Buffalo Bills
1
110Brooklyn Nets
1
111Bobby Portis
1
112Bill Simmons
1
113Bill Russell
1
114Ben Simmons
1
115Andrew Beck
1
116All-Star
1
117All-NBA Second Team
1

League Distribution

NBA
121 (87.7%)
NFL
6 (4.3%)
NHL
5 (3.6%)
NCAAB
4 (2.9%)
MLB
2 (1.4%)

Top Players

1Nikola Jokic
12
2Karl-Anthony Towns
11
3Jalen Brunson
10
4Jayson Tatum
9
5Josh Hart
7
6Mitchell Robinson
6
7Jrue Holiday
5
8Jaylen Brown
5
9OG Anunoby
4
10Joel Embiid
4
11Doc Rivers
4
12Devin Booker
4
13Alex Caruso
4
14Aaron Gordon
4
15Stanley Johnson
3
16Sam Hauser
3
17Michael Porter Jr.
3
18James Harden
3
19Derrick White
3
20Al Horford
3
21Zach Lowe
2
22Torrey Craig
2
23Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2
24Rudy Gobert
2
25Mikal Bridges
2
26Max Christie
2
27LeBron James
2
28Justise Winslow
2
29Joe Mazzulla
2
30Joe House
2
31James Dolan
2
32Frank Kaminsky
2
33Chet Holmgren
2
34Ace Bailey
2
35Zoe Simmons
1
36Victor Wembanyama
1
37Van Lathan
1
38Ty Jerome
1
39Trey Lyles
1
40Terry Rozier
1
41Spencer Dinwiddie
1
42Sean Fennessey
1
43Russell Westbrook
1
44Reggie Miller
1
45Ray Bourque
1
46Ray Allen
1
47Pete Nance
1
48Payton Pritchard
1
49O.J. Mayo
1
50Norman Powell
1
51Michael Jordan
1
52Markelle Fultz
1
53Magic Johnson
1
54Luke Kornet
1
55Luke Kennard
1
56Luka Dončić
1
57Luguentz Dort
1
58Kevon Looney
1
59Kevin Durant
1
60Kenny Atkinson
1
61Kawhi Leonard
1
62Julius Randle
1
63John Collins
1
64Jerry West
1
65Jarren Duran
1
66Jalen Williams
1
67Jahlil Okafor
1
68Ivica Zubac
1
69Hakeem Olajuwon
1
70Gregg Popovich
1
71Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
72Donovan Mitchell
1
73DeAndre Jordan
1
74David Stern
1
75David Adelman
1
76D'Angelo Russell
1
77Chris Ryan
1
78Chris Paul
1
79Bobby Portis
1
80Bill Simmons
1
81Bill Russell
1
82Ben Simmons
1
83Andrew Beck
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1Boston Celtics
18
2New York Knicks
13
3NBA
13
4Oklahoma City Thunder
11
5NBA Playoffs
10
6Nikola Jokic
7
7Karl-Anthony Towns
6
8Jalen Brunson
5
9Gambling
5
10Denver Nuggets
5
11Orlando Magic
4
12Josh Hart
4
13The Ringer
3
14NHL
3
15Mitchell Robinson
3

Zach Lowe

1New York Knicks
10
2Boston Celtics
10
3NBA
8
4NBA Playoffs
7
5Denver Nuggets
7
6Oklahoma City Thunder
6
7Jayson Tatum
6
8Nikola Jokic
5
9Karl-Anthony Towns
5
10Jalen Brunson
5
11Minnesota Timberwolves
4
12Philadelphia 76ers
3
13NBA Finals
3
14Mitchell Robinson
3
15Michael Porter Jr.
3
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