Chapter 04
Season Pulse
The complete regular-season arc: Cup champions, a winter collapse, a Brooklyn reset, and a 53–29 finish.
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Season Pulse
82 games · one line13–6NBA Cup champions in December
2–9The winter slide, Dec 31 – Jan 19
120–66The Brooklyn statement, a 54-point break
53–29The finish — then sixteen more wins
December · Peak belief
February · The reset
March · Still doubted
Three national reads on the same line: peak belief in December, urgency in February, and a star-hunting doubt that outlived the recovery. Each thumbnail opens the actual segment.