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2011 NBA Playoffs: Lakers Clinch No. 2 Seed, Will Face Hornets In First Round

The Los Angeles Lakers needed overtime to do it, but they got their much-needed win on Wednesday night in Sacramento, clinching the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. That gives the Lakers home-court advantage in a potentially second-round series with the Dallas Mavericks. The Lakers will face the No. 7 seed New Orleans Hornets in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Here is a look at all the NBA playoff matchups in the Western Conference:

The NBA playoffs begin on Saturday. The full schedules will be released later tonight.

For more news and information on the Lakers, be sure to read the SB Nation blog Silver Screen and Roll.