The NBA season is two months complete and approaching the Christmas checkpoint, which means few, if any, conclusions can be drawn.

But in the cosmetic case of the two conferences, the perception is slowly becoming reality — the West is best.

For anyone still unsure, just observe the quality of the Wednesday tips for the Emirates NBA Cup quarterfinals , exclusively featuring four teams in the Left Conference:

• Oklahoma City Thunder (23-1; 4-0 in NBA Cup): The defending NBA champs, currently 23-1 and bulldozing the league.

• Los Angeles Lakers (17-6; 4-0): Fortified by a pair of Kia MVP candidates and garnished by one of the greatest players ever, who isn’t one of the two MVP candidates.

• San Antonio Spurs (16-7; 3-1): The team of the future, with the franchise player of the futu

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