Part 2: Cleveland Survives, Knicks-Sixers, and Whaddya Do for Denver, Houston, and Atlanta With Zach Lowe

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

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4.4 • 30.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Join The Ringer's Bill Simmons and Zach Lowe LIVE on Netflix as they react to the Cavs defeating the Raptors in Game 7 to move on to the conference semifinals (1:19). Then, they preview the Round 2 matchups and try to figure out what some eliminated teams should do in the offseason (28:49). Host: Bill Simmons Guest: Zach Lowe Producers: Chia Hao Tat, Eduardo Ocampo, and Chris Wohlers 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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0:00.0	Some follow the noise.
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0:37.1	It's been a wild playoff run.
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1:45.4	We are live on Netflix for the second time today.
1:48.0	Zach Lois here.
1:49.3	New rewatchables for me coming on Monday.
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