Who is the biggest threat to the Thunder and Spurs in the West? | First Take YT Exclusive

On this First Take YouTube Exclusive, Stephen A. Smith and Brian Windhorst debate which non top-4 seed in the East is the biggest threat to steal a series and the biggest threat to the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs in the West.

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  1. Wolves are my pick. Close to top 10 on both offense and defense and Ant is a known playoff riser.

    Nuggets are #2 for me. Lakers are 4th behind the Rockets. Lakers have no defense. They will be lucky not to get beaten by the Wolves again in FIVE.

  2. I love how they worked in "which non top 4 seed can pull an upset in the east?" So they can come back around to their real topic of discussing the lakers… a top 3 seed.

  3. I'm not seeing this. I already know that you're slapping the Lakers in there.

    You've been trying to push a contender narrative for weeks by asking how they fare against OKC and San Antonio and everyone keeps saying the same thing: they don't.

    So either ask someone else or drop the topic.

  4. History tells us that Lebron could never win a championship if he team hopped with fewer than 2 all stars or 3 ex-all stars in his own prime. In fact he still lost more than winning with heavy team hopping. But now there are Reaves and Luka. If Lebron does not statpad and changes his 2-decades long attitude to steal fame by statpadding, there is still chance. Legit contender.

  5. How are the LA Fakers a threat to OKC and San Antonio when they can't play a lick of defense, do not match up with ANY playoff team and have absolutely no depth on the bench, ESPECIALLY in the playoffs when defense is key .. Denver and Minnesota are huge threats instead of the Fakers

  6. I see a bunch of Golden State Worriers fans, talking about the Lakers. They're sick because Steph is making 60 million dollars to load manage until the play-in ๐Ÿ˜‚.

  7. The Lakers are still missing a couple of pieces to be a serious contender. They still need a wing that can play both ways, especially tough parameter defense and can knock down three-ball constantly, like Bruce Bowen for Spurs a while ago. Luke Kenard is a nice addition but he is not at Bowen's level, especially on the defense side. Also DA hasn't showed his consistency yet, a big man that can protect the ring is also needed in addition to Jackson Hays.

  8. Quiet already smh okc =sga = Someone Got Assaulted- 2 fouls for Not So Cloudy โ€ฆ. Wem-V-P is must watch basketball ๐Ÿ€ ethical basketball ๐Ÿ€ team basketball. Nobody wants to watch big lips at the line doing stretches every 2 minutes or .. or every and I mean every single Fโ€™n time the other team, any team is going on a run and the Refs feel the momentum going in their favor. What do you know, I mean you could set your watch to it. Thereโ€™s a whistle

  9. Lol if that series goes to a game 7 against the spurs assuming the lakers make it to the semis. Luka doncic will take over. How quickly do people forget?

  10. Thunder, Spurs, Nuggets, Wolves are the only teams capable of eliminating each other no matter the match up. The Lakers aren't beating anyone but Houston.

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