NBA: 3 West teams experiencing surprising surges this season
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Three Western Conference teams that are experiencing surprising surges this NBA season
With the 2020 NBA All-Star break slowly coming to a close, and the respective excitement that comes with it officially in the books, there are many teams that are primed for a strong playoff push during the second half of the season.
This also brings an opportunity for the league’s fan base to reflect on the respective teams that have provided a sense of surprising success throughout the first half of the NBA season. Teams that perhaps weren’t expected to make waves that are soaring above their pre-season expectations.
We’ll explore three Western Conference teams that have shocked the status quo in their direction of progress. We’ll begin with a team that is soaring through their expectations while being led with one of the most dynamic young players in the league.