00:00So what seemed to be just like pencil OKC in, maybe not so fast here.
00:05I mean, now Jalen Williams is down, which isn't a big problem when, you know, you're opening against the Phoenix
00:11Suns.
00:12But at some point, yeah, that's going to be a problem, I think, for OKC.
00:16But you got Wemby and concussion protocol.
00:19We've got injuries, you know, to Durant.
00:22And who knows if Luke is coming.
00:24There's a lot of uncertainty all of a sudden in the West, isn't there?
00:28There really is.
00:29And that's where I was going to get to my next point about the Lakers.
00:32It's a very fascinating case what you do with the Lakers now.
00:35They're up to four cents, four percent to win the NBA championship.
00:38I don't think that's the case.
00:40But you have Reeves potentially coming back tonight.
00:43You have Luke Kennard finding another year where no one even knew he had one.
00:49And and Luca shot around the other day.
00:52So, you know, he's not going to be back for the first round.
00:54But I can't see the Lakers dropping a series to Houston.
00:58I wrote about it, you know, the juxtaposition between LeBron and Kevin Durant.
01:03Here's LeBron, 41 years old, slowest player in the game, oldest player in the game.
01:08And KD sits out because he bumped knees in practice.
01:11Like that just shows you the difference between a championship mentality guy and a guy that's just, you know, kind
01:18of collecting a paycheck going through the motions.
01:20Does he care to win a title?
01:21I don't know.
01:21I know LeBron does.
01:23So it's an interesting case there.
01:25I would personally sell on the Lakers at four cents right here for the four percent for the NBA championship.
01:30But I think they're going off of what, 60 percent to win the series.
01:34I can't see them dropping this series, although they will lose tonight, I think.
01:40But as they're getting healthier, that's a really interesting wrench to throw into the West as well.
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