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Teams are fighting it out to make the NBA playoff field, as the season is down to its final 10 days. Here’s what’s happening in the NBA this week:

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We're down to the final days of the 2011-2012 NBA season, and today, we want to know who you think will represent the Western Conference in the NBA finals this year.

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An announcement is expected this afternoon to confirm that Tom Benson will purchase the New Orleans Hornets. He will own 100% of the team. Scott weighs the upside and downside of Benson owning the club.

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The 76ers, Knicks and Bucks are fighting to claim the seventh and eighth seeds in the NBA’s Eastern Conference playoff race as the regular season winds dow. In the Western Conference, five teams seek to fill the last three postseason slots. Here’s what’s happening in the NBA this week:

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With loud chants of "Beat L.A.!" pouring out from the soldout crowd at the New Orleans Arena, the Hornets couldn't hold on to their 4th quarter lead. In the end, the Lakers slipped out of New Orleans with a 93-91 win. Key players were out for both teams, including...

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While Timberwolves power forward Kevin Love is a highlight reel regular, it was Hornets power forward Jason Smith (pictured above) who stole the show Saturday night in New Orleans. Smith's stat line of 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals doesn't resemble just how good Jason played. His frontcourt mate Chris Kaman was sensational as well (21 pts, 10 rebs), as the Hornets cruised to a 99-90 victory over Minnesota.

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Nobody likes to be posterized once, much less twice in a single game, but that's exactly what happened to Pau Gasol of the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night.

The Los Angeles Clippers' Blake Griffin slammed home two thunderous dunks against Gasol and the Lakers, in a 113-108 setback.

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At 105 years old, Allene Wynn is most likely the Los Angeles Lakers’ oldest fan. And to celebrate that recent eye-popping birthday, she met Kobe Bryant and the rest of the team.

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For the second straight game, the New Orleans Hornets had only 8 healthy players in uniform. It was almost enough Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles, but the Lakers managed to sqeak by the scrappy Hornets 88-85. Kobe Bryant shot a paltry 3-21 from the field, missing his first 15 shots. Jason Smith and Jarrett Jack both had double-doubles in defeat.

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The Hornets ran out of gas late in Portland, falling to the Trail Blazers 99-93 on Thursday night. Marco Belinelli's (pictured above) game-high 27 points wasn't enough for the depleted New Orleans Hornets, who only had 8 healthy players in uniform.

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