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PER Diem: April 24, 2009

By John Hollinger
ESPN.com

Friday, April 24, 2009

In the big picture, the Lakers' 88-86 loss to Utah on Thursday night is almost certainly irrelevant. The Jazz aren't going to win three more games in this series, not when they needed Kobe Bryant to shoot 5-for-24 just to eke out a two-point win at home. The way the Lakers lost, however, might be incredibly relevant. As we head toward the seemingly inevitable destiny of a Lakers-Cavs showdown in the Finals (calm down, Nuggets and Magic fans -- I said "seemingly"), the biggest reason pundit ...

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