The Warriors and Clippers have recently surged into contention. We all have our ever-changing, eraser-smudged list of biggest ...

The Thunder have earned the respect ... Miami won by 12 games in 2012-13 and won the title. The Lakers won the West by 11 games in 2008-09 and won the title. Chicago won the East by 12 games ...

We all have our ever-changing, eraser-smudged list of biggest threats to the Thunder in the West, and mine has a new No. 1. The Los Angeles Lakers. Recency bias? You bet. An overreaction?