The Bill Simmons Podcast
Lakers-Warriors Takeaways, Wilt Chamberlain, 'White Lotus,' and Half-Baked Ideas With Rob Mahoney and Kevin Wildes
Fri, 04 Apr 2025
The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Rob Mahoney to discuss what they learned from the Warriors' 123-116 road win vs. the Lakers, and a contentious race at the middle of the Western Conference standings, followed by some 'White Lotus' finale predictions (2:59). Then, Bill talks with Kevin Wildes about myriad sports topics (42:29), before unwrapping an extended edition of Half-Baked Ideas (01:12:26). Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Rob Mahoney and Kevin Wildes Producers: Kyle Crichton, Chia Hao Tat, and Steve Ceruti Try Loom today, visit loom.com to get started. 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
Chapter 1: What were the key takeaways from the Lakers vs. Warriors game?
It was Oscar Robertson and Kareem on one side and West and Will Chamberlain on the other. So it's four of the best 12 players ever in a series. That seems like a big deal. The Lakers won 33 games that year. Milwaukee had won the title the year before. Kareem's killing everybody. So I went and looked at the stats and it made me even more confused.
1972.
Okay. So the 71-72 Lakers, we just did a thing about the Thunder. Right.
How good they are.
The Thunder's winning percentage.
Yeah.
And it was the Warriors team, obviously. Then it was Jordan Bulls. Two Bulls teams.
Yeah.
Thunder in the middle. Then that Lakers squad, it was like Jerry West was on it. And then I guess Elgin had a cup of coffee. I was looking at the thing.
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Chapter 2: How do the Lakers and Warriors match up in the playoffs?
But yeah, it's I don't know what you do because you've you've hurt the sport in a city in a way that we've kind of time out. Never, never seen.
It's just a bookmark. It's just not to book it. Just a bookend conspiracy bill. Didn't hurt the sport.
Did not hurt. Well, that's what I mean. It's hurt the sport in one city, but it helped in the other cities. Yeah.
Yeah. It really helped the sport. It really helped the sport, but did hurt the team. Also, not ruling out Anthony Davis. Pelican's Anthony Davis. Can he come back? Anthony Davis, when we were having real conversations, his PR numbers are Wilt Chamberlain-esque. Remember that? I don't know how long ago that was, but he was having those killer seasons and then kind of flame out in the playoffs, but
Man, I don't know. I kind of believe in Anthony Davis.
I have an announcement for you.
I have an announcement.
They traded Mookie Betts, I think February 2020. It's like a couple weeks before COVID.
I saw this tweet. Go ahead.
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