New York Wins the Title, Brunson Wins Immortality, and Knicks Fans Have a Zihuatanejo Moment With Zach Lowe

The Bill Simmons Podcast

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4.4 • 30.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2026

⏱️ 98 minutes

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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Zach Lowe go live on Netflix to react to the Knicks taking Game 5 to win the 2025-26 NBA Finals. Then they take a look at Spurs’ side of the series before recapping the most intriguing players of the playoffs and the top five stories other than the Finals. (0:00) Intro (1:15) NBA Finals Game 5 reactions (9:22) Jalen Brunson’s Game 5 performance (53:12) Wemby and the Spurs in Game 5 (01:10:12) Most intriguing players of the playoffs (01:13:03) Top five stories other than the Finals Host: Bill Simmons Guest: Zach Lowe Producers: Chia Hao Tat, Jessie Lopez, Eduardo Ocampo, and Chris Wohlers Brought to you by PayPal. Learn more at paypal.com #ULTRACourtside could get you closer to the game! https://michelobultra.com/courtside MICHELOB ULTRA®️ COURTSIDE ’25 to ’26. No Purchase Necessary. Open to US residents 21 plus. Begins on October 1, 2025 and ends on June 30, 2026 Multiple entry periods. See Official Rules at https://michelobultra.com/courtside for free entry, entry deadlines, prizes, and details. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:17.0	It is late.
1:19.6	It is almost midnight.
1:21.0	East Coast time.
1:21.8	I'm here with a, I don't know, are you groggy, Zachlo?
1:24.1	Not groggy?
1:25.0	Medium groggy?
1:25.7	After that, not groggy at all. I'm a little too amped, so let's do it. Great. By the way, new rewatchable is coming on Sunday night now. It is from Hell Month and it's going to be in that Rocks and Cradle. So get ready for that. And then we're going to go back to a somewhat normal podcast schedule because the Knicks have won the NBA title.
1:46.5	It's been 53 years.
1:48.1	This is, we'll start with the Knicks.
1:50.2	Then we got to go to Brunson because I can't believe what I just watched tonight from him.
1:54.4	I think with the Knicks, other than the fans and the drought being over and the way the city rallied
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