The Buddy Hield Game, Indy’s Dangerous, a Clips Collapse, and “Whaddya Do” Teams With Ryen Russillo

May 5, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
74.3 min (54.9%)
Ryen Russillo
61.1 min (45.1%)

Top Entities

1NBA Playoffs
40
2NBA
27
3Houston Rockets
22
4Golden State Warriors
22
5Stephen Curry
21
6James Harden
18
7Indiana Pacers
16
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
15
9Los Angeles Clippers
13
10LeBron James
12
11Minnesota Timberwolves
10
12Los Angeles Lakers
10
13Oklahoma City Thunder
9
14New York Knicks
9
15Denver Nuggets
9
16Buddy Hield
9
17Kawhi Leonard
8
18Bam Adebayo
8
19Steve Kerr
7
20Nikola Jokic
7
21NBA Draft
7
22Gambling
7
23Draymond Green
7
24Bill Simmons
7
25Bill Belichick
7
26San Antonio Spurs
6
27NBA Finals
6
28Milwaukee Bucks
6
29Miami Heat
6
30Boston Celtics
6
31Tom Brady
5
32Philadelphia 76ers
5
33NFL
5
34Jalen Brunson
5
35Fred VanVleet
5
36Detroit Pistons
5
37Deandre Ayton
5
38Cleveland Cavaliers
5
39Carmelo Anthony
5
40Tari Eason
4
41Super Bowl
4
42New England Patriots
4
43Malik Beasley
4
44Darius Garland
4
45Amen Thompson
4
46Tobias Harris
3
47Most Valuable Player
3
48MLB
3
49Luka Dončić
3
50Los Angeles Rams
3
51Kevon Looney
3
52Karl Malone
3
53Jimmy Butler III
3
54Jaren Jackson Jr.
3
55Jalen Green
3
56Dallas Mavericks
3
57Chet Holmgren
3
58Victor Wembanyama
2
59Ty Jerome
2
60Tucker Kraft
2
61The Sports Gal
2
62The Rewatchables
2
63Ryen Russillo
2
64Peter Schrager
2
65Paul George
2
66Orlando Magic
2
67Obi Toppin
2
68Moses Moody
2
69Memphis Grizzlies
2
70Las Vegas Raiders
2
71Kyle Kuzma
2
72Klay Thompson
2
73Kevin Durant
2
74Kenneth Murray, Jr.
2
75Joel Embiid
2
76Jeff Van Gundy
2
77Jaylen Brown
2
78Jalen Hurts
2
79Ime Udoka
2
80Gabe Vincent
2
81Chris Paul
2
82Brooklyn Nets
2
83Andrew Wiggins
2
84All-NBA First Team
2
85Jayson Tatum
2
86Zach Lowe
1
87Will Hardy
1
88Washington Wizards
1
89Walker Kessler
1
90Van Lathan
1
91Utah Jazz
1
92Usman Garuba
1
93Tyronn Lue
1
94Tyrese Haliburton
1
95Trae Young
1
96Tom Cruise
1
97Thomas Bryant
1
98The Ringer
1
99Terry Rozier
1
100Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1
101Sixth Man of the Year
1
102Simone Fontecchio
1
103Scottie Pippen
1
104Sacramento Kings
1
105Russell Westbrook
1
106Rui Hachimura
1
107Rob Gronkowski
1
108Rick Carlisle
1
109Portland Trail Blazers
1
110Pittsburgh Steelers
1
111Pittsburgh Pirates
1
112Phoenix Suns
1
113Onyeka Okongwu
1
114Nicolas Batum
1
115NFL Draft
1
116NBA Trade Deadline
1
117Myles Turner
1
118Michael Porter Jr.
1
119Max Christie
1
120Mark Williams
1
121Magic Johnson
1
122Kyle Anderson
1
123Kevin Garnett
1
124Kenny Atkinson
1
125Karl-Anthony Towns
1
126Josiah Bronson
1
127Josh Smith
1
128Jonathan Isaac
1
129Jarrett Jack
1
130Jamal Murray
1
131Jabari Smith Jr.
1
132J.R. Singleton
1
133Ivica Zubac
1
134Hassan Whiteside
1
135Harrison Barnes
1
136Hall of Fame
1
137Grant Williams
1
138Gerald Green
1
139Dwyane Wade
1
140Duncan Robinson
1
141Drew Eubanks
1
142Domantas Sabonis
1
143Doc Rivers
1
144Detroit Tigers
1
145Detroit Red Wings
1
146Denver Broncos
1
147Corey Brewer
1
148Cooper Flagg
1
149College Football
1
150CJ McCollum
1
151Cincinnati Bengals
1
152Christian Braun
1
153Chris Finch
1
154Chicago Bulls
1
155Buffalo Bills
1
156Brandon Ingram
1
157Bradley Beal
1
158Boxing
1
159Bill's Dad
1
160Beyoncé
1
161Ben Simmons
1
162Ben Sheppard
1
163Ball Arena
1
164Austin Rivers
1
165Atlanta Hawks
1
166Anthony Edwards
1
167Andre Iguodala
1
168Amir Coffey
1
169All-Star
1
170Aaron Gordon
1

League Distribution

NBA
216 (85%)
NFL
29 (11.4%)
MLB
5 (2%)
NHL
1 (0.4%)
NCAAB
1 (0.4%)
CFB
1 (0.4%)
Boxing
1 (0.4%)

Top Players

1Stephen Curry
21
2James Harden
18
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
15
4LeBron James
12
5Buddy Hield
9
6Kawhi Leonard
8
7Bam Adebayo
8
8Steve Kerr
7
9Nikola Jokic
7
10Draymond Green
7
11Bill Simmons
7
12Bill Belichick
7
13Tom Brady
5
14Jalen Brunson
5
15Fred VanVleet
5
16Deandre Ayton
5
17Carmelo Anthony
5
18Tari Eason
4
19Malik Beasley
4
20Darius Garland
4
21Amen Thompson
4
22Tobias Harris
3
23Luka Dončić
3
24Kevon Looney
3
25Karl Malone
3
26Jimmy Butler III
3
27Jaren Jackson Jr.
3
28Jalen Green
3
29Chet Holmgren
3
30Victor Wembanyama
2
31Ty Jerome
2
32Tucker Kraft
2
33The Sports Gal
2
34Ryen Russillo
2
35Peter Schrager
2
36Paul George
2
37Obi Toppin
2
38Moses Moody
2
39Kyle Kuzma
2
40Klay Thompson
2
41Kevin Durant
2
42Kenneth Murray, Jr.
2
43Joel Embiid
2
44Jeff Van Gundy
2
45Jaylen Brown
2
46Jalen Hurts
2
47Ime Udoka
2
48Gabe Vincent
2
49Chris Paul
2
50Andrew Wiggins
2
51Jayson Tatum
2
52Zach Lowe
1
53Will Hardy
1
54Walker Kessler
1
55Van Lathan
1
56Usman Garuba
1
57Tyronn Lue
1
58Tyrese Haliburton
1
59Trae Young
1
60Tom Cruise
1
61Thomas Bryant
1
62Terry Rozier
1
63Simone Fontecchio
1
64Scottie Pippen
1
65Russell Westbrook
1
66Rui Hachimura
1
67Rob Gronkowski
1
68Rick Carlisle
1
69Onyeka Okongwu
1
70Nicolas Batum
1
71Myles Turner
1
72Michael Porter Jr.
1
73Max Christie
1
74Mark Williams
1
75Magic Johnson
1
76Kyle Anderson
1
77Kevin Garnett
1
78Kenny Atkinson
1
79Karl-Anthony Towns
1
80Josiah Bronson
1
81Josh Smith
1
82Jonathan Isaac
1
83Jarrett Jack
1
84Jamal Murray
1
85Jabari Smith Jr.
1
86J.R. Singleton
1
87Ivica Zubac
1
88Hassan Whiteside
1
89Harrison Barnes
1
90Grant Williams
1
91Gerald Green
1
92Dwyane Wade
1
93Duncan Robinson
1
94Drew Eubanks
1
95Domantas Sabonis
1
96Doc Rivers
1
97Corey Brewer
1
98Cooper Flagg
1
99CJ McCollum
1
100Christian Braun
1
101Chris Finch
1
102Brandon Ingram
1
103Bradley Beal
1
104Bill's Dad
1
105Beyoncé
1
106Ben Simmons
1
107Ben Sheppard
1
108Austin Rivers
1
109Anthony Edwards
1
110Andre Iguodala
1
111Amir Coffey
1
112Aaron Gordon
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA Playoffs
25
2NBA
19
3Stephen Curry
14
4Golden State Warriors
13
5Los Angeles Clippers
11
6LeBron James
11
7James Harden
11
8Indiana Pacers
9
9Houston Rockets
9
10Giannis Antetokounmpo
8
11Buddy Hield
7
12New York Knicks
6
13Denver Nuggets
6
14San Antonio Spurs
5
15Bill Simmons
5

Ryen Russillo

1NBA Playoffs
15
2Houston Rockets
13
3Golden State Warriors
9
4NBA
8
5Stephen Curry
7
6Minnesota Timberwolves
7
7Los Angeles Lakers
7
8James Harden
7
9Indiana Pacers
7
10Giannis Antetokounmpo
7
11Oklahoma City Thunder
6
12Gambling
5
13Philadelphia 76ers
4
14Nikola Jokic
4
15NFL
4
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