Hour 2: More Likely to Win the West: Thunder or the Field?

First Take

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🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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First Take resumes with western conference dominance. The Thunder have stumbled a tad, mainly because of injuries to key players, but still head into the all-star break with the NBA's best record. Would you take them or the field to make it to the finals out of the west? (0:00) Then, Stephen A., David Dennis JR., and Shump discuss the new USA vs. World All-Star Game format. (10:40) Next, which NBA team was the biggest disappointment in the 1st half of the season? (25:20) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:48.1	Now the Thunder dropped their final game before the All Star break last night,
0:51.2	getting blown out by the Bucks.
0:53.4	110 and 93.
0:54.8	OKC was without SGA for the fifth straight game.
0:57.9	Jalen Williams due to injury.
0:59.4	Both will be re-evaluated after the All-Star break.
1:02.3	But this was the Thunder's 14th loss of the year that matches the total losses.
1:06.9	OKC had all last season despite starting this year 24 and 1. Wendy's back with us and David Dennis Jr. joins us now here on first. DD, I'll go to you first. Who is more likely to win the West? Is it the thunder or the field? Okay, I'm taking the field here, and this is why. So I think when you say one person or one team versus the field, they kind of have to have a level of
1:28.2	dominance that reigns so far above everybody else. Like when I think of somebody versus the field,
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