The Pacers Survive (Again!), Game 7 Thoughts, the Lakers Sale and KD Rumors 9.0 With Zach Lowe and Rob Mahoney

Jun 20, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
40.9 min (49.7%)
Zach Lowe
24.9 min (30.2%)
Rob Mahoney
16.6 min (20.1%)

Top Entities

1Oklahoma City Thunder
34
2Indiana Pacers
34
3NBA
27
4NBA Finals
13
5Los Angeles Lakers
12
6NBA Playoffs
11
7Boston Celtics
10
8Gambling
9
9Pascal Siakam
8
10Kevin Durant
8
11Rob Mahoney
7
12Alex Caruso
7
13Tyrese Haliburton
6
14NBA Draft
6
15Jalen Williams
6
16Andrew Nembhard
6
17T.J. McConnell
5
18Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
5
19Rick Carlisle
5
20Paul George
5
21LeBron James
5
22Detroit Pistons
5
23Phoenix Suns
4
24New York Knicks
4
25New Orleans Pelicans
4
26Myles Turner
4
27Ace Bailey
4
28Tim Duncan
3
29NFL
3
30Luguentz Dort
3
31Los Angeles Dodgers
3
32Jerry Buss
3
33Houston Rockets
3
34Dallas Mavericks
3
35Chet Holmgren
3
36Bill Simmons
3
37Aaron Wiggins
3
38Zach Lowe
2
39Xavier Worthy
2
40Utah Jazz
2
41Toronto Raptors
2
42Shea Serrano
2
43San Antonio Spurs
2
44Obi Toppin
2
45Most Valuable Player
2
46Minnesota Timberwolves
2
47Miami Heat
2
48Kareem Hunt
2
49Jalen Green
2
50Isaiah Joe
2
51Finals MVP
2
52Cam Whitmore
2
53Brooklyn Nets
2
54Anthony Davis
2
55Amar'e Stoudemire
2
56All-NBA First Team
2
57World Series
1
58Washington Wizards
1
59Vincent Hanna
1
60Van Lathan
1
61Tobias Harris
1
62The Ringer
1
63The Rewatchables
1
64Seattle Seahawks
1
65Scottie Pippen
1
66Sacramento Kings
1
67Rocky (film)
1
68Robert Sarver
1
69Ray Allen
1
70Philip Seymour Hoffman
1
71Philadelphia 76ers
1
72Orlando Magic
1
73Nick Young
1
74MLB
1
75Milwaukee Bucks
1
76Michael Jordan
1
77Mark Cuban
1
78March Madness
1
79Magic Johnson
1
80Madison Square Garden
1
81Luka Dončić
1
82Los Angeles Rams
1
83Los Angeles Clippers
1
84Leonardo DiCaprio
1
85Kyrie Irving
1
86Kawhi Leonard
1
87Joel Embiid
1
88Jarren Duran
1
89James Johnson
1
90Jalen Brunson
1
91Jabari Smith Jr.
1
92Hakeem Olajuwon
1
93Golden State Warriors
1
94Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
95Fred Warner
1
96Festus Ezeli
1
97Draymond Green
1
98Desmond Bane
1
99Denver Nuggets
1
100DeMarcus Cousins
1
101Dejounte Murray
1
102D'Angelo Russell
1
103Crypto.com Arena
1
104Cleveland Cavaliers
1
105Chris Ryan
1
106Charlotte Hornets
1
107Cade Cunningham
1
108Boston Red Sox
1
109Boogie Nights (film)
1
110Ben Sheppard
1
111Arizona Cardinals
1
112Andrew Bogut
1
113All-NBA Third Team
1
114All-NBA Second Team
1
115Alex Len
1
116Jayson Tatum
1

League Distribution

NBA
137 (86.7%)
NFL
11 (7%)
NCAAB
5 (3.2%)
MLB
5 (3.2%)

Top Players

1Pascal Siakam
8
2Kevin Durant
8
3Rob Mahoney
7
4Alex Caruso
7
5Tyrese Haliburton
6
6Jalen Williams
6
7Andrew Nembhard
6
8T.J. McConnell
5
9Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
5
10Rick Carlisle
5
11Paul George
5
12LeBron James
5
13Myles Turner
4
14Ace Bailey
4
15Tim Duncan
3
16Luguentz Dort
3
17Jerry Buss
3
18Chet Holmgren
3
19Bill Simmons
3
20Aaron Wiggins
3
21Zach Lowe
2
22Xavier Worthy
2
23Shea Serrano
2
24Obi Toppin
2
25Kareem Hunt
2
26Jalen Green
2
27Isaiah Joe
2
28Cam Whitmore
2
29Anthony Davis
2
30Amar'e Stoudemire
2
31Vincent Hanna
1
32Van Lathan
1
33Tobias Harris
1
34Scottie Pippen
1
35Robert Sarver
1
36Ray Allen
1
37Philip Seymour Hoffman
1
38Nick Young
1
39Michael Jordan
1
40Mark Cuban
1
41Magic Johnson
1
42Luka Dončić
1
43Leonardo DiCaprio
1
44Kyrie Irving
1
45Kawhi Leonard
1
46Joel Embiid
1
47Jarren Duran
1
48James Johnson
1
49Jalen Brunson
1
50Jabari Smith Jr.
1
51Hakeem Olajuwon
1
52Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
53Fred Warner
1
54Festus Ezeli
1
55Draymond Green
1
56Desmond Bane
1
57DeMarcus Cousins
1
58Dejounte Murray
1
59D'Angelo Russell
1
60Chris Ryan
1
61Cade Cunningham
1
62Ben Sheppard
1
63Andrew Bogut
1
64Alex Len
1
65Jayson Tatum
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1Indiana Pacers
17
2Oklahoma City Thunder
12
3NBA
11
4Boston Celtics
7
5Rob Mahoney
6
6NBA Playoffs
6
7Los Angeles Lakers
6
8Gambling
5
9New York Knicks
4
10NBA Draft
4
11Kevin Durant
4
12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
3
13Paul George
3
14NFL
3
15Los Angeles Dodgers
3

Zach Lowe

1Oklahoma City Thunder
12
2Indiana Pacers
11
3NBA
10
4NBA Finals
8
5NBA Playoffs
4
6Los Angeles Lakers
4
7T.J. McConnell
3
8Jalen Williams
3
9Boston Celtics
3
10Toronto Raptors
2
11Shea Serrano
2
12Rick Carlisle
2
13Paul George
2
14Pascal Siakam
2
15New Orleans Pelicans
2

Rob Mahoney

1Oklahoma City Thunder
10
2Pascal Siakam
6
3NBA
6
4Indiana Pacers
6
5Andrew Nembhard
5
6Tyrese Haliburton
4
7NBA Finals
4
8Myles Turner
4
9Rick Carlisle
3
10Jalen Williams
3
11Alex Caruso
3
12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2
13Phoenix Suns
2
14Luguentz Dort
2
15Los Angeles Lakers
2
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