The NBA play-in is already making the season better

We're still two months away from actual play-in games, but the added complexity is fascinating and potentially a salve for home stretch blues.

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The Boulevard Montmartre at Night, Camille Pissarro

In a normal, non-pandemic NBA season, we’d be less than a month away from the playoffs. March is known as one of the slowest stretches of the regular season, without an All-Star break or (usually) a trade deadline to break it up, with most teams set on their paths toward a…