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Dataset ·The Bill Simmons Podcast
Episodes/Vol. II · № 169Published Feb 22, 2026 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 169 · Feb 22, 2026 · 113 min · With Zach Lowe

"Boston Does L.A., Honeymoon Harden, a Denver Hiccup, and a Kawhi Deep Dive With Zach Lowe"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons67.8 min · 61.9%
Zach Lowe41.7 min · 38.1%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
NHL
NCAAB
MLB
Boxing
NBA · 220 · 87.0%NFL · 21 · 8.3%NHL · 8 · 3.2%NCAAB · 2 · 0.8%MLB · 1 · 0.4%Boxing · 1 · 0.4%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
113
minutes
Distinct entities
179
Word count
22,313
Episode №
169
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
Kawhi Leonardperson
46
02
NBAtopic
33
03
NBA Playoffstopic
26
04
Boston Celticsteam
20
05
Los Angeles Clippersteam
19
06
San Antonio Spursteam
15
07
Golden State Warriorsteam
14
08
James Hardenperson
14
09
Kevin Durantperson
14
10
LeBron Jamesperson
14
11
Los Angeles Lakersteam
14
12
Most Valuable Playeraward
13
13
Nikola Jokicperson
13
14
New York Knicksteam
12
15
Phoenix Sunsteam
11
16
Houston Rocketsteam
10
17
Oklahoma City Thunderteam
10
18
Jaylen Brownperson
9
19
NBA Drafttopic
9
20
Cade Cunninghamperson
8
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
Kawhi Leonard
NBA
NBA Playoffs
Boston Celtics
Los Angeles Clippers
San Antonio Spurs
0 min120 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.
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