Lakers Dominate Spurs, Move Closer to Clinching Top Seed in the West

David Friedman posted 4/14/2008 from 20secondtimeout.blogspot.com [flag]

Playing without the injured Manu Ginobili, the Spurs stayed competitive for the first half before the Lakers pulled away to claim a 106-85 win against the defending champions. If the Lakers win their last game of the season against the Kings and the Rockets lose one of their final three games then L.A. will earn the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs. [link]

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