The bubble is where seasons are decided, and Phoenix Inferno and Seattle Harbor are living on it. Every game now carries playoff weight, and the margin for error is essentially gone.
Bubble races reward the team that handles pressure best - the one that keeps winning the games it should and steals one it shouldn't. Tiebreakers and head-to-head suddenly mean everything.
Someone makes it and someone goes home. The stretch run will sort it out, one nervy game at a time.