Pelicans vs Thunder: Western Conference First Round NBA Playoff series preview

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NBA Western Conference playoffs burning questions: Can Thunder make a run?

The wild, wild west is set in terms of its matchups and taking a second to process what we’re about to witness, you realize quickly that things are about to get even wilder. What was the West Finals last year is now a first-round matchup as the Nuggets square off against the Lakers, there’s a star-studded battle of big threes between Minnesota and Phoenix, while Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving squaring off against Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Ja…