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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
By Jeremy Woo Golden State made a strong statement against Phoenix on Christmas, while a five-game skid has thrust the Lakers into temporary limbo. View the original article to see embedded media. Happy Holidays! If it feels impossible to make sense of the NBA right now, much less keep track of which players are on which teams and who’s in health and safety protocols, well, you’re onto something. We’re here to break things down anyway. The strange morass that is the standings are not the whole story, not in a season like this. (Note: SI’s NBA staff is ranking every team from best to worst all …