Purgatory in the NBA has been the area between true contenders and truly terrible teams that comprises road playoff seeds and late lottery picks. Kemba Walker nearly watched a decade pass in the Charlotte Hornets' failed pursuit of a playoff series victory. Three teams (the Bucks, Lakers and Celtics) are on pace to win 60-plus games, and two (the Hawks and Warriors) are bound for fewer than 20 wins, which is not all that out of the ordinary.