The Hornets lost last night in Sacramento, so all three leading teams in the West now have two more losses than Detroit. If the Pistons go 2-1 in their last three games, they'll clinch HCA in the finals over everyone from the West. It looks like the one potential stumble remaining is if they go 1-2 while the Lakers go 2-0 (they have only two games left), which would result in a tie with the Lakers, and I believe LA would have the tiebreaker for HCA.