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In reality, the fortunes of these two contenders are directly at odds. A dominant run by LA does not clear a path for the rest of the field; instead, it raises the point threshold required to secure a postseason bye, directly squeezing Brooklyn’s margin for error. If LA stumbles in Group B, it keeps the door open for the chasing pack, but Brooklyn remains under maximum pressure to engineer a massive point haul in Group A to keep its top-four seeding hopes alive.