Lakers' Fisher would like to face Jazz (AP)

 
Derek Fisher still has a soft spot for the Utah Jazz. That being the case, he'd love nothing more than a date with his former team in the second round of the playoffs. "I'm pulling for them in terms of those being my guys, guys that I'm close to," the Los Angeles Lakers' point guard said after practice Wednesday. [link]

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