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Eastern Conference - Bubble Teams

(9) Detroit Pistons (30-38, 1.7%)

We're calling the Pistons a "bubble team" simply to keep this category alive.

With a 5.5-game chasm separating them and the eighth-place Heat, and a mere 1.7% chance of making a miracle happen, Detroit is pretty well cooked. It won't be long until we're forced to bump them down to the next tier and just eliminate this one.