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Jazz Pound Lakers

fastbreakblog posted 5/10/2008 from www.fastbreakblog.com

Lakers get first competition halfway through second-round of playoffs.....

VIDEO - Kobe Bryant Has No Use for Teammates

MrThell posted 5/11/2008 from www.emptythebench.com

It’s not something you’re going to work on in basketball camp, but Kobe actually manages to make an alley oop off the backboard to himself look like a fundamentally sound, high-percentage play. There aren’t too many people on the planet who can do this.

Jeanie Buss Believes Zipped Lips Kept Gasol Deal From Being Killed

Maury posted 5/11/2008 from www.bizofbasketball.com

Los Angeles Lakers executive Jeanie Buss is elated that the deal with Memphis Grizzlies that resulted in the Lakers acquiring 7-foot Pau Gasol. What she’s even more elated about is the fact that before the deal happened, no leaks got out – leaks that could have killed the deal with the Memphis Grizzlies. “What I'm most proud about that trade is the fact that it never leaked out,'' said ...

Lakers F Turiaf ejected vs. Jazz (AP)

Rover found this 5/11/2008 on sports.yahoo.com

Lakers forward Ronny Turiaf was ejected early in the second quarter of Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Jazz on Sunday for a flagrant foul. Turiaf knocked Utah's Ronnie Price hard to the floor as Price drove for a layup, leaving the Jazz guard with a bloody gash over his right eye.

The Utah Jazz Have Found the LA Lakers’ Weak Link: Jordan Farmar

Brian posted 5/12/2008 from www.emptythebench.com

Phil Jackson has a tough question to answer. It’s with their backup PG, 21-year-old Jordan Farmar, who right now is struggling through perhaps his worst stretch of the season and is getting absolutely abused by the Jazz as soon as he steps foot on the floor. Obviously, it couldn't have come at a worse time.