I'd favor OKC in a 7-game series with GSW, shoukd OKC somehow get back its starters in time for the playoffs.
Now that KD's been confirmed out and no Ibaka, GSW now has the easiest 1st round series in the West.
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If I were the DAL, I'd consider tanking myself to an 8th seed in the West - GSW just might be the "easier" playoff matchup compared to MEM.
Not to belittle GSW, it's actually a high-risk, high-reward gamble based on some analytics ...... a slow and grinding team like MEM is built for the playoffs, while there's the slim possibility that GSW will get the noobie blues and cant react to the slow pace of the playoffs.
Of course, there's the possibility that GSW will just run roughshod over anyone in the 1st two playoff rounds.