By Michael Shapiro What to expect from each team as the NBA playoffs near. View the original article to see embedded media. We have less than a month to play in the 2021–22 regular season, and the league is seeing some serious separation in a trio of tiers. A solid crop of tankers is working through every young lineup in sight, while the league’s top teams look to both get healthy and potentially secure an advantageous matchup in Round 1. Then there’s the lengthy middle. Both conferences sport a wealth of teams competing to both avoid and reach the play-in, leading to what could be a fascinati…