FIRST TAKE| Which top seed should fear Lakers most: Nuggets or Thunder? – Perk & Jay Williams DEBATE

FIRST TAKE| Which top seed should fear Lakers most: Nuggets or Thunder? – Perk & Jay Williams DEBATE

Welcome back to First Take presented by ESPN bet all right the Stars will be out on Saturday night in the sweet 16 uh look go just kidding we got the Lakers they’re looking for their sixth straight win tonight in Indiana sweet 16’s happening to America sorry it’s Friday

La is currently the nine seed in the west and in the planing but Anthony Davis is averaging 29 Points 18 rebounds during the stretch the Nuggets te- wolves and thunder remain embroiled in a tight race for the top spot in the Western Conference standings all three tied in the Lost column meanwhile just

One game separates Dallas Phoenix and Sacramento for that six and final guaranteed playoff spot okay we made it through guys we made it through on The Struggle Bus hi perk perk’s back here with us you’re fine you’re fine you got it uh Jay you’re up which top seed

Should fear a first round series with the ERS well I’m going to go with the Minnesota Timberwolves here perk just because of the challenges that not having Carl Anthony towns and I I understand what their record is and OKC is right there too for me frankly both

Those teams but depending upon the way the Suns with their final stretch of the regular season they one of the most difficult schedules if the Lakers can continue to show the way they’ve showed over the last several games and play at a high level with their size their

Physicality and they’re able to get Jared Vanderbilt back that that that that’s a game changer because I think that’s a body you could put on a guy like an Edwards I’m not saying that he will stop Anthony Edwards he is special he is one of the best talents we have

One of the most dynamic players we have in the NBA game today but I like the size I like the length and without car on the towns I think that’s a different kind of connectivity point the fact that I don’t know what’s happening with cat really concerns me and I think if the

Lakers got to that seven seed if they saw Minnesota if they’re able to keep that two seed above KC I think that’s a I think that’s a favorable matchup for the Lakers I don’t think there’s anybody the Lakers are afraid of other than the Denver Nuggets well well one the Lakers have to

Get into the postseason that’s number one they still got to get out of the play in turnament number two you’re wrong and let me tell you why you’re wrong okay the Oklahoma City Thunder they lack what a physical presence Anthony Davis has had his way with the Oklahoma City Thunder every time they

Match up and there no knock on Chad homr because I believe that his future is extremely bright but when it comes down to dominating in the interior I think LeBron James and Anthony Davis are begging for the Oklahoma City Thunder this season when you look at what they

What what they could do take you to the low block ad being the best version of himself and I love what the okom City Thunder team could do I love what J what Jay dub Jay Williams or whatever you want to call him how he defense in the

League in the league is not a front they get nasty they get into you they make you uncomfortable and it starts with Anthony Edwards their physicality on the perimeter when Anthony Edwards and McDaniels is like no other I don’t know another tandem in the league that

Defends at the level that those two guys do and then you we’re looking at Rudy gobert who’s on the verge of winning his fourth Defensive Player of the Year in my opinion anchor in the middle of that defense they’re very sound defensively they’re all bite no they all bite with

Little bark when it comes down to this Minnesota Timberwolves and I think you know if the Lakers were to match up with them the Minnesota Timberwolves would beat them in six games and I don’t think it’s a question about it all right six games I mean that’s still that’s still a

Series in your opinion I I just I think maybe the ability to get Rudy go be away from the basket I I do I do hear what you’re saying though and the physicality and the way those guys are dogs and I do understand the lack of experience for

OKC you may you may be right on that one per all right helpers go let’s go let’s go there I mean I I got I got to see them make the make the the playoffs first that’s sad I that’s I’m just being real with you perk I got to see them

Make the playoffs first I mean this this is a legit thing like I’m just not going to fair enough it’s a it’s a real thing it’s a go ahead M I’m S no no you keep going you keep going going you keep going what I’m saying is it’s a real

Thing when the the play in tournament this last couple weeks of the regular season is going to say a lot about the western conference right because just think about it if the Lakers happen to win and be in this nice or be in this nice spot when it’s finished then most

It’s a strong possibility they’re going to face the Golden State Warriors first okay now that’s a matchup right going against Steph Curry obviously you know go to state is going to have to go to crypto.com Arena but right after that you’re looking probably having to face the Sacramento Kings who the Lakers have

Not been great against sabonis has dominated that matchup against Anthony Davis our Phoenix Suns with and I know they’ve been struggling but offensively they got so much firep power with Kevin Durant Deon Booker and Bradley Bill or they could be facing the Dallas Mavericks like it’s real tricky when but

But when you look look when you look at 4 through 10 in the Western Conference it’s exciting and the playoffs have started because it could rotate like you know in the next couple weeks like crazy all these teams are separated by like a you know from the fourth seed on down by

Like two games two or three games a lot of parody in the NBA outside of Denver B let me ask you this because it’s good to be Kendrick Perkins so the birds are chirping we got the dogs Amigos hooking up the yard you referenced the chef like

What are in the Easter Baskets at the Perkins household you know like you’d get like in eggs you get some chocolates maybe a quarter like what do you what what do you guys deliver well well first of all Molly we we we have to do good Friday okay good

Friday we have you know Bal crawfish fried catfish fried shrimp okay now now we get we get to Easter we get to Easter and I mean y’all got to come down to Houston y’ always welcome if anytime you’re in Houston just come on over to the per household man I’m telling you

The hospitality is great the food is great as well now Molly when we get to Easter yeah tell me okay we got four we got four kids we got four kids we don’t do individual Easter baskets we do a Easter table so we decorate our dining

Room table with full of candy full of eggs you know whatever they may want sometimes we’ll throw in some stuff that they may ask for like it’s Christmas and and they share the big Easter table that’s what they get an Easter table not Easter basket you know what we need to

Do I’m going to FaceTime you on Easter so I can see this table and then we’re going to three-way FaceTime Molly cuz she’s turning 25 years old yeah it’s her birthday on Easter it’s mol’s birthday you all need to say happy birthday to Molly on Easter Sunday that’s what we’re

Going to do per a special day having my birthday on Easter yeah that sounds amazing I need to see some photos of that Easter table I love it nothing better than the whole family around breaking bread enjoying it it’s good stuff perk have a wonderful holiday by now more more don’t know don’t

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FIRST TAKE | Which top seed should fear Lakers most: Nuggets or Thunder? – Perk & Jay Williams DEBATE