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The Bill Simmons Podcast

NBA Playoff Reactions and Overreactions With Ryen Russillo

21 Apr 2025

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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to react (and possibly overreact) to all the NBA Playoff games (2:18). Host: Bill Simmons Guest: Ryen Russillo Producers: Chia Hao Tat, Chris Sutton, and Steve Ceruti #ULTRACourtside could get you closer to the game! michelobultra.com/courtside ENJOY RESPONSIBLY ©️ 2025 ANHEUSER-BUSCH, MICHELOB ULTRA®️ LIGHT BEER, ST. LOUIS, MO. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0.229 - 20.428 Bill Simmons

You're listening to the Bill Simmons podcast presented by FanDuel. FanDuel Sportsbook is the best place to bet on the NBA. We have these fun little Tuesday, Friday player performance stuff. We have same game parlays. We have picks for me sometimes and boosts and all kinds of fun things. Get ready in the playoffs. Download the FanDuel Sportsbook app today. to get in on the action.

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20.448 - 38.433 Bill Simmons

And by the way, The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit theringer.com slash RG to learn more. Listen to the end of this episode for additional details. Must be 21 plus presidents like states. Game and problem call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit rg-help.com. Coming up, first two days of the NBA playoffs are in the books. We have a lot of subplots.

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38.453 - 57.054 Bill Simmons

We're going to talk about all of them with Ryan Rosillo next. We're also brought to you by the Ringer Podcast Network. I have a new Rewatchables coming for you on Monday night. We did Minority Report. It is our 17th Tom Cruise movie, and I think it's our eighth Steven Spielberg movie. So Cruise is number one by four movies, and Spielberg is in second place.

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57.115 - 79.308 Bill Simmons

So that is coming Monday, and you can watch it on Ringer Movies as well. I talked about Sinners a little bit with Van Lathan. That's a special video on the Ringer Movies YouTube channel, so you can Check that out as well. Don't forget episode eight of Celtic City. So we got two basketball games tomorrow night. Finish the second one, then plow right into Celtic City because it's a really good one.

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79.368 - 104.762 Bill Simmons

It's basically about the KG era in the 2000s and the 2008 title. And all those guys are interviewed and all their interviews are really, really good. And I think it's a really, really, really entertaining watch. Celtic City, HBO, 9 p.m. And then it is on Max as well. So there you go. Coming up, Brazil and I are going to rip through all of the NBA playoffs subplots from two wild days.

104.802 - 152.486 Bill Simmons

We did this live on YouTube at nine o'clock. So you're about to listen to it. First, our friends from ProJet. All right, 9.04 p.m. Russillo and I are going live on YouTube for the BS Podcast. Russillo, good to see you. We just watched eight games in two days, including the Warriors beating the Rockets in a rock fight.

152.986 - 166.51 Bill Simmons

All right, so those eight games, Russillo, did any of them change what you thought specifically heading into a series? And we'll talk about Warriors-Rockets in a second. But out of those eight, did anything flip your opinion? Because I'm ready to overreact.

169.206 - 173.849 Ryen Russillo

No. Now that I think about it, I don't know that there's anything that happened this weekend. Yeah, nothing.

174.37 - 175.07 Bill Simmons

Nothing. 0 for 8.

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