On today's show, Dane is joined by Alex Speers from The Athletic to preview the West Finals. Dane and Alex discuss what makes the Wolves a tough matchup for the Thunder and what makes the Thunder a tough matchup for the Wolves. Then, from there, Dane and Alex get into matchups and other X-factors in the series. Specific topics and timestamps below.

- What makes the Wolves a tough matchup for the Thunder? (3:00)

- What makes the Thunder a tough matchup for the Wolves? (30:00)

- Matchups + What to expect from JDub (40:00)

- OKC's small-ball look and MIN's big-ball look (50:00)

- "Out there" x-factors (1:01:00)

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