While one might think the absurdity of the 2022-23 NBA season would start to settle and find calm, the opposite has been true so far.
The Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors, Brooklyn Nets, and Miami Heat have combined to win just nine of their 32 games played so far this season. The Nets and Lakers are each in second-to-last of each of their conferences.
Inversely, the Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz, San Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks, and Washington Wizards have won 21 of their first 32 combined games with Portland, San Antonio and Utah sitting first, third and fourth in the Western Conference respectively.