So Lakers or Bucks? Who's the best team in basketball?

I would take the Bucks. So the way the Bucks are playing, I think the Bucks, obviously just the shooters that they have and Yannis, the way he's playing the best in the NBA.

Tonight, the teams with the two best records in the NBA face off in what could be a finals preview.

One team, the Lakers, gets no shortage of media attention.

The other team just posted an 18-game winning streak has the reigning MVP,

and could be the next NBA dynasty, if they can just figure out a way to keep Janus.

Today, how the Bucks defied expectations and stayed on top of the NBA

and whether it can last.

I'm Minickeyes. It's Thursday, December 19th.

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So, Milwaukee... presented by Dell Small Business. So Milwaukee sits atop the Eastern Conference,

and depending on what power rankings you're looking at,

they're number one or number two on every list.

Chris, how good is this team?

There's a very good chance they're the best team in the league.

Chris Herring covers the NBA for 538.

You know, maybe so far you can look at the idea that their schedule hasn't been the toughest

every night so far.

But it looks good when they blow out the clippers when Kauai and Paul George are playing.

Maybe they look a lot stronger to some people than what they expect. when Kauai and Paul George are playing. Yon's flash from Middleton.

Maybe they look a lot stronger to some people than what they expected, but they basically look a lot like the 60-win team that they were last year when they were the best team in the league

record-wise.

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