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PER Diem: April 7, 2009

By John Hollinger
ESPN.com

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

All season, we've operated under the presumption that the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs would be the likely protagonists in the Western Conference finals. And even though San Antonio has hit its rough patches from time to time, we've given the Spurs the benefit of the doubt based on their history and because they've remained pretty imposing when all three stars were healthy. But now? Now we have to look at different scenarios. Somebody will play the Lakers in the conference finals ...

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