It's less than 10 games, too early to make predictions like that. Some of the current top 8 teams will be outside of that by the end of the season anyway.
However the west really looking weaker than last year. Still if the teams come to the playoffs healthy enough this should be even more fun than on previous playoffs. The presence of okc, spurs and warriors in the playoffs is gonna make it enjoyable and if we get to see them three having a big fight in the playoffs then that's all I could really hope from the west. Oh and hopefully clippers and rockets playing nice too, but we all know next year some team is going to be injured again in the playoffs.
I would say cavs will have a harder time reaching the finals but then I remember they went there easily with Lebron, injured kyrie and role players lol