Most of the NBA season is wrought with narrative and dialog about where teams will end up at the end of the season and who has the best roster and who can make a deep run in the playoffs. For the next couple weeks, though, all that matters are the cold, hard, lifeless standings. It doesn’t matter who looked better, who people think have the more talented roster, who is more fun to watch, all that matters is who has more wins (and maybe a few tie-breakers.).
And wins. Finicky things. A team can be better on a given night and still not come away with one.