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Nov 2025
37m 21s

Can the Lakers Catch OKC?

PETE ZAYAS
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The Thunder are the NBA’s best team and serve as a target the Lakers can shoot for when charting their path towards being a contender. Pete and Darius discuss what goes into chasing, and potentially catching, a team like OKC and how that differs between the regular season and the playoffs. And then later, the guys preview Wednesday’s game against the Spurs a ... Show More
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