First Round Takeaways and Second Round Thoughts

About this episode

The episode discusses the Oklahoma City Thunder's playoff sweep of the Phoenix Suns and previews a potential matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Oklahoma City Thunder capped a sweep of the overmatched Phoenix Suns, and on this week's podcast, host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar give their takeaways on the first round, offer an early preview of a potential second round matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers, and dig into Scott Van Pelt's comments on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

People in this episode

Host: John Napier

Guest: Brandon Rahbar

Topics covered

• NBA playoffs
• Oklahoma City Thunder
• Phoenix Suns
• Los Angeles Lakers
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
• Scott Van Pelt

Keywords

• NBA playoffs
• Oklahoma City Thunder
• Phoenix Suns
• Los Angeles Lakers
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
• Scott Van Pelt

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers

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