Jazz 98, Lakers 109, Final - May 4, 2008

LA Times: Kobe MVP
laballtalk.com 5/4/2008 — After about 17 hundred reports of Kobe being the MVP, the first official source has revealed. The LA Times has posted that Kobe Bryant will be named the 2007-2008 regular season Most Valuable Player. David Stern is expected to be in Los Angeles to ...

Real’s Series Preview: Lakers Topple Jazz
clublakers.com 5/4/2008 — First and foremost, congratulations to the 2008 Most Valuable Player, Kobe Bryant. It’s funny how one can go from being the most hated player in the NBA (even among his own team’s fanbase) to the MVP, favored by not just Lakers fans, but ...

Lakers Roll Jazz 109-98, Kobe 38
fastbreakblog.com 5/5/2008 — Kobe sets Lakers' Record....

Kobe's Lakers just too good for Jazz to handle
msn.foxsports.com 5/5/2008 — Just look at the numbers — the Lakers shouldn't have beaten the Jazz. But Kobe and Co. keep finding ways to win, Mark Kriegel says

38 Special: Lakers Ride Kobe Bryant's Scoring Outburst to a 109-98 Win Over Utah
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 5/5/2008 — Kobe Bryant's 38 points, seven assists and six rebounds in the Lakers' 109-98 game one win over the Jazz were actually only slightly above his playoff averages in those departments, an indication of just how high of a standard he has set for himself.

Hawks Exit Stage Left [Curtain Opens On Lakers And Jazz] — Deadspin

Lakers-Jazz Game 1: Where Standing Around Happens — Five Tool Tool - The Sports Blog That Loves You Back

Lakers beat Jazz! — NBAtipoff

Utah Already Can’t Wait To Get Home — Sports Blog - football, basketball, and baseball

TLN’s Playoff Report: Lakers vs. Jazz [Game 1] — The Lakers Nation

ESPN Brown And Tirico Recap The Lakers’ Win Over The Jazz In Game 1 Of The Western Conference Semifinals — Slam Dunk Central

Bryant Scores 38, Lakers Hold Off Jazz 109-98 — Slam Dunk Central

Kobe living up to MVP billing — WCBias | West Coast Bias Sports Blog | West Coast Sports News by West Coast Sports Fans, Covering Los Angeles Lakers, Dodgers and All Things West Coast

Kobe helps Lakers to first-quarter lead over Jazz — L.A. Times - Basketball 5/4/2008
Bryant has 15 points to lead L.A. to a 25-24 lead. Gasol, with two fouls, returns to the court to start second quarter. > Center Pau Gasol returns to the ...

Bryant, Lakers turn down Jazz in opener 109-98 — USATODAY.com NBA - Top Stories 5/4/2008
Kobe Bryant, celebrating what is expected to be his first NBA MVP award, had 38 points, six rebounds and seven assists Sunday, ...

Bryant's 38 get Lakers by Jazz in opener (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 5/4/2008
Kobe Bryant, celebrating what is expected to be his first NBA MVP award, did just enough to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to another postseason victory. Bryant had 38 points, six rebounds and seven assists Sunday, and the Lakers made it five ...

Bryant Scores 38 as Lakers Beat Jazz — Wash Post NBA 5/4/2008
Kobe Bryant, celebrating what is expected to be his first NBA MVP award, scores 38 points to lead the Lakers to a 109-98 win over Utah.

Jazz make no excuses for losing to Lakers — L.A. Times - Basketball 5/5/2008
That's the Utah way. No silver linings for dominating on the boards, no pats on the back for trying. Coach Jerry Sloan doesn't complain about Bryant's 23 free throws, either. >  ...

Greenberg: Finals Countdown: Kobe plays like an MVP; Celtics survive — Latest Sporting News Articles for NBA 5/5/2008
Kobe Bryant and the Lakers bury the Jazz in a sea of free throws, while the Hawks fall (well) short of an improbable Game 7 upset of the Celtics.

Kobe's Lakers just too good for Jazz to handle — FOXSports.com News for NBA 5/5/2008
Just look at the stats — the Lakers shouldn't have beaten the Jazz. But Kobe and Co. continue to find ways to win, Mark Kriegel says.

NBA Roundup: Kobe Bryant, Lakers tune out Jazz — NYDailyNews.com - Basketball 5/5/2008
Kobe Bryant made most of the shots that mattered, which he didn't view as any great accomplishment.That's because there was nary a hand in his face when he took them.