Suns RSS Feed| Rank | Team | Record |
| 1 | Phoenix Suns | 64-18 |
| 2 | Golden State Warriors | 53-29 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Clippers | 42-40 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Lakers | 33-49 |
| 5 | Sacramento Kings | 30-52 |
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Whether you're one of Chris Paul's eager critics, or someone with enough of a tolerance for sorrow to keep riding the roller coaster with him more hopefully, there's no questioning that, even if this sadly mythical loss isn't a proper send-off, it could act as a fitting, sourly poetic bookend to his career.
The No. 9 seed Pelicans, largely microwaved at the end of the season through trades and rapid youth project improvements, wouldn't be here without the new format, but now they look like a team that should've belonged in it all along.
The Suns jumped from 30th in the NBA in Net Rating in 17-18 to 29th to 18th in 19-20 to third last season and first in 21-22.