Lakers 108, Jazz 105, Final - May 16, 2008

The Big Lead • A Friday Night Double-Header! Part 2: Lakers-Jazz
Game 2 of the double-header feature the MVP and one of the best young point guards alive. A quick preview and another picture of Andre Kirilenko’s wife after the jump.

Odenized • Jazz nearly send game to overtime
Odenized video clip on YouTube | Download Deron Williams can't prolong the Jazz 's season with a last-second fling.

Odenized • Kobe Bryant: "Can't stop me!"
Odenized video clip on YouTube | Download Kobe delivers a dagger to the Utah Jazz 's season.

FanIQ Blog • NBA Playoff Triple Threat: Home Streak Broken (Partially)
Every day during the NBA playoffs, the Triple Threat will break down the latest action as we get closer to awarding the Larry O'Brien Trophy. LA Lakers 108, Utah 105 For three quarters plus, this game looked over. The Lakers jumped on the Jazz ...

Slam Dunk Central • Bryant’s 34 Helps Lakers Reach West Finals, Hold Off Jazz 108-105
I think it is safe to say that Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant’s back is 100%; as it were, the Lakers were, according to coach Phil Jackson, relying on him a bit too much. Depending on your point of ...

The Lakers Nation • TLN’s Playoff Report: Lakers vs. Jazz [Game 6]
After about the first quarter I knew this game was over. We were up by thirteen and it was a dominant +13. We shut them down on defense and on offense we got basically whatever we wanted. The craziest thing was that it didn’t even look like we ...

Signal to Noise • Above The Rim: Why Don’t We Win One On The Road?
The 108-105 final shouldn’t have been nearly as close as it was; it’s a testament to the Jazz that they can fight back like that (and it probably wouldn’t have been that close if the refs didn’t seem like they were trying to ...

Lakers Blog • A nail bitin' advance
Nobody with a hint of realism would have expected the Lakers to pull off a series-clinching win against Utah in the SLC with the greatest of ease. Those folks keeping their feet firmly affixed to the ground knew exactly what they were talking about. ...

Bryant, Lakers finish off Jazz with Game 6 triumph
Kobe Bryant scored 34 points and Los Angeles held off a furious rally by the Utah Jazz for a 108-105 victory Friday night, putting ...

Lakers reach West finals, hold off Jazz (AP)
Kobe Bryant scored 34 points and Los Angeles held off a furious rally by the Utah Jazz for a 108-105 victory Friday night, putting the Lakers in the Western Conference finals for the first time in four years. The Jazz trailed by 19 at halftime ...

Lakers Hold Off Jazz, Reach Western Finals
SALT LAKE CITY -- Kobe Bryant scored 34 points and Los Angeles held off a furious rally by the Utah Jazz for a 108-105 victory Friday night, putting the Lakers in the Western Conference finals for the first time in four years.

Bryant, Lakers Hold Off Jazz, Reach West Finals
Kobe Bryant scored 34 points and Los Angeles held off a furious rally by the Utah Jazz for a 108-105 victory Friday night, putting the Lakers in the Western Conference finals for the first time in four years.

Friedman: Finals Countdown: Lakers make a statement with win in Utah
The Lakers might have made the biggest statement of this postseason by beating the Jazz in Utah and advancing to the West finals.

Lakers prove speed and athleticism beat power
A road team actually won a playoff game. It was the Lakers, who ousted the Jazz thanks to their great speed, Charley Rosen says.

Lakers send Jazz's dreams crashing
Utah's young players picked a bad time to forget how to play the game. > SALT LAKE CITY--One team, one dream . . . over.

NBA Notebook | Heat's Dwyane Wade feeling like a rookie again
Kobe Bryant scored 34 points and Los Angeles held off a furious rally by the Utah Jazz for a 108-105 victory Friday night, putting the Lakers...