Regardless of East or West, 2021-22 NBA games have been extremely competitive since the league started back up on October 19th.

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle says that winning games right now is as difficult as he can remember.

(Via Bally Sports Indiana):

“We just got to keep building trust together and building a level of respect for each other. Winning games in the NBA this year is as difficult as I’ve ever seen it from top to bottom.”