With the Warriors either successfully taking the pipe last night, or struggling valiantly against all the odds of a double-digit fourth quarter lead to avoid yet another loss (depending on whether youre on the Warrior payroll), the race at the bottom of the Ping-Pong Balls For Life Division is slowly tightening.With inexcusably embarrassing wins by Detroit (over Orlando) and Toronto (over divisional mortal lock Charlotte), the Warriors are now only two games behind the Raptors and Sacramento, and with some serious scuba work (or horrendously bad luck, depending on whether you are on the Warrior payroll) could still finish fourth with 14 games left to play.In other words, Warrior fans everywhere, keep a bad thought. Or a good one, depending on whether youre on the Warrior payroll.TEAMWLPCTGBNEXT ANTICIPATED LOSSCHARLOTTE744137
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