Kevin Harlan

and we'll see what they do against us first.

I just think that experience is something that, to your original point, is that you definitely lean on in these games.

They're more of a half-court game.

Defense is amplified, and they just need to know that one bad loss does not direct the whole series.

It would be a lot.

It would be tough.

It'd make that series much more watchable.

And you're just kind of waiting for the Lakers to run out of answers because Oklahoma City has so many ways to get you.

And they're effective three-point shooting.

They've got a great drive and kick game.

And they can get the points at the rim.

So, like, they hit every different angle.

And that's tough to defend.

And it wears you out.

And if you don't have a lot coming off the bench and a lot of answers of your own, and the Lakers have been kind of limited to Reeves and LeBron, there just aren't a lot of cards there you can play.

And that's kind of what they're finding out, just because of the versatility and the different ways that Oklahoma City can punch it.

So that's going to be the issue there.

San Antonio, if they would maneuver past Minnesota or the Timberwolves, either one,

would continue to push the Thunder.

But again, I just don't know if there's any team in the West as good as the defending champs.