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Lakers Beat Kings, Win Conference Title

Posted Apr 16, 08 1:38 AM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – The Los Angeles Lakers began the season in chaos 5 1/2 months ago. They finished it as the Western Conference champions. Pau Gasol had 22 points, leading MVP candidate Kobe Bryant added 20, and the Lakers beat the short-handed Sacramento Kings 124-101 Tuesday night to clinch the No. 1 seed in the West and home-court advantage throughout the conference playoffs.

The Lakers (57-25), who won eight of their last nine games, begin the playoffs this weekend—most likely Sunday—against Denver or Dallas. It will be the Nuggets unless they beat Memphis and Dallas loses to New Orleans on Wednesday night. If the Hornets win, they'll have the same record as the Lakers, but Los GaAngeles wins the tiebreaker by virtue of a better conference record.  

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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, right, and Vladimir Radmanovic, of Serbia, celebrate after Radmanovic scored a basket at the end of the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento...   (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Sacramento Kings forward John Salmons (15) is fouled by Los Angeles Lakers forward Ronny Turiaf (21) as Lamar Odom, left, and Jordan Farmar, right, look on during the third quarter of an NBA basketball...   (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol (16), of Spain, scores against Sacramento Kings forward Shelden Williams, left, and Mikki Moore during the third quarter of their game Tuesday.   (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant reacts after teammate Vladimir Radmanovic, of Serbia, scored a basket at the end of the third quarter of an basketball game against Sacramento Kings at the Staples...   (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
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