The end of Tuesday’s NBA action saw the usual suspects on the playoff bubble. No. 8 Golden State was a half-game up on No. 9 Denver in the Western Conference, while Atlanta held the same slim margin over New Jersey in the East.

For the Warriors, the writing may be on the wall now that Chris Webber is retiring. But the West is still anyone’s to win or lose; Denver is only six games out of first place. If Golden State doesn’t fall out of the top eight, maybe Dallas will.

The East is just a mess. Four teams have a reasonable shot at the No. 8 seed, and all four of them don’t deserve it. Atlanta has the best record of the bunch at 30-40, although Chicago just beat the Hawks on Tuesday night to stay in the hunt. The Bulls are 60-1 to win the East. Atlanta is 80-1.

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