Jace Frederick: Who’s the second-best team in the West? No one knows. It could even be the Timberwolves.

The relative ease of Denver's run through the Western Conference playoffs made it abundantly clear the Nuggets are currently far-and-away the best in the West. What's far less obvious: Who's No. 2? The Lakers were the other Western Conference finalist. The Grizzlies finished the regular season with the second-best record in the West. But there is a robust list of teams who can logically ...