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Jackson reaches coaching milestone as Lakers grab West's No. 1 seed

Associated Press

Friday, March 27, 2009

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- On a night that Kobe Bryant tossed up an air ball with his first shot, sprained his right ankle and finished 5-of-19 from the field, the Los Angeles Lakers still showed why they are the top playoff seed in the Western Conference. Bottom line -- there's more to the Lakers than Kobe. Pau Gasol had a season-high 36 points and 11 rebounds, and the Lakers (58-14) guaranteed the road to the Western Conference championship will run through downtown Los Angeles with a 103-95 ...

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