Episode № 172 · Mar 2, 2026 · 118 min · With Zach Lowe
"Burning NBA Questions and a “Holy Crap, Charlotte!!!” Deep Dive With Zach Lowe"
§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Zach Lowe66.3 min · 57.9%
Bill Simmons48.2 min · 42.1%
§ · League mix
NBA · 204 · 82.3%NFL · 32 · 12.9%MLB · 10 · 4.0%NHL · 1 · 0.4%NCAAB · 1 · 0.4%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
118
minutes
Distinct entities
196
Word count
22,854
Episode №
172
§ 02Top 20 by mentions.
The Index
Everyone who came up.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
0134
NBAtopic
0227
NBA Playoffstopic
0324
Charlotte Hornetsteam
0417
Golden State Warriorsteam
0516
Boston Celticsteam
0616
Miami Heatteam
0714
Stephen Curryperson
0813
Oklahoma City Thunderteam
0912
Nikola Jokicperson
1011
LaMelo Ballperson
1110
Jayson Tatumperson
1210
Kawhi Leonardperson
1310
Kevin Durantperson
1410
Orlando Magicteam
159
Atlanta Hawksteam
169
San Antonio Spursteam
178
Draymond Greenperson
188
Klay Thompsonperson
198
Los Angeles Clippersteam
208
Maxx Crosbyperson
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
0 min120 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.