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PER Diem: April 9, 2009

By John Hollinger
ESPN.com

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Two days ago I looked at the West's top threats to battle the Lakers for the conference crown. In the 48 hours since, something very interesting has happened: The standings separated into three distinct groups. At the top is L.A., obviously, plus Denver is now all but assured of the second seed. The Nuggets will clinch the Northwest Division with one more win, and given that they play Sacramento at home Friday, I think we can pretty much pencil them in for that. Clinching the No. 2 seed outri ...

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