Are the Pels chasing history?

I had said on another board that I believe the Pels need to go 13-5 over the last 18 games to be sure to get the last playoff spot. I didn't realize at the time that going 13-5 would give the Pels a 41-41 record on the season.

So that got me thinking about a couple questions I hope you all can help me with.
1) Has any team ever started the same or worse than 6-22 and still made the playoffs?
2) Has any team ever started the same or worse than 6-22 and ended up .500 or better?
3) Has any team ever accomplished both in the same season?

Only thing I could find on the subject is this reddit page: https://amp.reddit.com/r/nba/comment...am_that_still/