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As the 2023-24 NBA regular season ends Sunday, how would you grade your team's performance?
That question is trickier to answer in a world where playoff results are paramount and often more disconnected from the regular-season performance that we've come to expect. Last year, the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat turned disappointing trips to the play-in tournament into spots in the conference finals (and a win there, in Miami's case).
Still, those results were captivating because they were so unlikely. Even in the topsy-turvy past four postseasons, when No.