NBA Western Conference Playoffs: A High-Stakes Outlook

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00:00I mean, generally speaking, you don't usually see, you know,

00:03more than five teams in any conference being so many games

00:06over 500. This was the old mo of the Western Conference

00:09and the NBA and we're back there again. I mean, look at

00:11Minnesota. They're 35 and 29, but yet they've had the most

00:14success against Oklahoma City of any team in the NBA. So I

00:17mean, to me, these are all really dangerous teams. And I

00:20think that's what will make the playoffs fun. Gilbert is I

00:23just don't think you're going to see like sweeps or anything

00:25like that. I think long series are coming in the West.

00:28Right? It's a story. We talk and tell every year, but this

00:31year more than others. Everything's going to really

00:34depend on matchups and how this bracket shapes out in the

00:37Western Conference. When I look at it right now, I kind of

00:39look at the tears, obviously, okay, see in a tear of its own

00:42the Lakers and the Nuggets. I think are two teams who have

00:44superstars on the team and they've been there before. So I

00:47like them a little more than I like a team like Memphis or

00:50Houston who have run into some difficult times recently and

00:53Memphis is dealing with the injury to Jaron Jackson Jr.

00:55Hopefully he can get back on the floor soon. Golden State.

00:58I think is on the heels of Memphis and Houston. They're

01:00continuing to win Steph Curry, new energy playing alongside

01:03Jimmy Butler. I wouldn't be surprised. They continue to

01:05move up the standings before the season's over and Minnesota.

01:08I think is a bit of a wild card. Anthony Edwards. We saw

01:10what they did last year. They're starting to figure some

01:12things out, figure some lineup things out. If they can get

01:15Julius Randall figure out the best role he can play on that

01:18team. I think that that Minnesota team could be a first

01:21round exit or they can make a run to the Western Conference

01:23finals and all cards on the table for a lot of teams in the

01:25Western Conference.