It is a strange season. So many teams huddled together in that 46 win to 51 range. Nothing between them.
14 different teams in that 46-51 win range.
This is something I was alluding to the other day when I compared the Lakers W-L record with the Milwaukee Bucks.
I think LAL gets too much criticism for finishing 8th in the West with 46 wins when MIL finished 2nd in the East with 51 wins.
The gap between all these teams is tiny.
There is really only a top group of 4 teams of 56-64 wins.
Then a second tier of 14 teams in that 46-51 win range. Whether you are LAL in 8th in the West or MIL in 2nd in the East, they are all on the same tier. The differences between them are so small.