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NBA Playoffs - Series Insight: Lakers vs. Jazz
The Lakers were the only team to sweep their Round 1 opponent, doing away with the Denver Nuggets with relative ease. The Jazz needed 6 games to finish off Tracy McGrady and the Houston Rockets, but appeared to be in control of that entire series from start (winning the first two games in Houston) to finish. Deron Williams is definitely a key, but if the Jazz want to win, Carlos Boozer will have
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Lakers/Jazz and Other Thoughts
forumblueandgold.com 5/1/2008 — First things first, I still expect the Lakers will meet the Jazz in the next round, but Friday night will be an interesting contest. What little I saw of the Jazz/Rockets game (my DVR skills are apparently worse than Doc Rivers coaching skills) ...
Lakers-Jazz Playoff Prediction & Preview
fastbreakblog.com 5/3/2008 — LA-Utah rumble in the NBA Playoffs...
A Tacolicious start for round two!
lakersblog.latimes.com 5/5/2008 — It felt like eons since the Lakers last stepped on the court to play a postseason roundball contest. But once this fateful day did roll around, the end result felt very much like it happened just yesterday. The Lakers remain undefeated in the ...
Scouts Inc. Update: Jazz vs. Lakers, Game 2 - NBA
sports.espn.go.com 5/7/2008 — • Jazz-Lakers series scouting report | Series page The Lakers learned a valuable lesson in Game 1 of the second round: There are no more " Denver Nuggets " left in these playoffs. With every excuse to stop fighting when they were down 19 in the second ...
Recap - Utah Jazz @ LA Lakers - Game 2 - Round 2 - 2008 playoffs
slcdunk.com 5/8/2008 — Stop me if you've heard this one before.  The Jazz have one poor quarter.  Boozer does jack on either end.  The Jazz get down double digits.  The backups lead a comeback in the final quarter, only to fall short. Second verse, ...
OPEN THREAD: Day 20 of the 2k8 NBA Playoffs
goldenstateofmind.com 5/9/2008 — You won't be seeing this tonight... Yet another way to... "Make It Rain!" But that doesn't mean it ain't worth the jump! It's the 20th day of the 2008 postseason and hoops junkies worldwide are in good hands. No true Warrior fan ...
Quotes from TNT's Coverage of the NBA Playoffs - Wednesday, May 7, 2008
bizofbasketball.com 5/9/2008 — The following, courtesy of Turner Sports, are quotes from yesterday (Weds.) NBA Playoff coverage on TNT QUOTE OF THE DAY “The Lakers have looked them down and the Jazz need to dig in their heels and compete and show the Lakers that they think they can beat them. It’s almost like when you play golf against Tiger Woods and you’re getting ready to tee it up and you think, ‘I can play great ...
1988 NBA Playoffs: LA Lakers vs Utah Jazz (video)
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Jazz Pound Lakers
fastbreakblog.com 5/10/2008 — Lakers get first competition halfway through second-round of playoffs.....
Los Angeles vs. Utah - Recap - May 09, 2008
sports.espn.go.com 5/10/2008 — Jazz hang on for Game 3 win over Lakers as Boozer dominates SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- So much for Carlos Boozer 's slump and the Lakers' unbeaten run through the playoffs. Boozer scored 27 points and tied a career playoff-high with 20 rebounds to lead ...
Postcards From LA, Vol. 8: One Lakers Fan Tracks His Team Through the NBA Playoffs
emptythebench.com 5/12/2008 — Larry Miller picked a poor game to miss. True, the Jazz owner may have scored a few points with his Mormon God by choosing, for religious reasons, not to attend the first Sunday game at Utah in seven years (although I’m going to assume he’ll still keep the profits from the game). But he missed a well-played contest that left Lakers fans feeling blue and perhaps even a bit blasphemous.
Los Angeles vs. Utah - Recap - May 11, 2008
sports.espn.go.com 5/12/2008 — Jazz pull out OT win over Lakers, send series to L.A. tied 2-2 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The Utah Jazz had plenty of chances to crumble and nearly did. They let a 12-point slip away in the last four minutes and faced overtime against league MVP Kobe ...
Kobe Bryant & Deron Williams NBA Playoffs - Video
soapboxland.com 5/15/2008 — Kobe Bryant and Deron Williams put on a show in the 2008 NBA Playoffs. Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz.
Utah Jazz: Bench play now glaring detriment - Salt Lake Tribune
sltrib.com 5/2/2008 — There's no shortage of reasons the Utah Jazz are facing the Houston Rockets in tonight's Game 6, instead of resting up and preparing themselves to meet the L.A. Lakers in the second round. But if you want as good an explanation as any, you should ...
The Great Salt Lake Show: Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Preview
emptythebench.com 5/3/2008 — Expect the Jazz to play extremely physical with the finesse Lakers and try to wear Kobe and friends down while Los Angeles presses their transition game and lets Bryant close out games as only he can. It will be a more even matchup than most anticipate and it’s going to be a hell of a show.
My Lakers/Jazz Playoff Preview
bestplayerontheplanet.com 5/3/2008 — Here we go! Four more wins in this second round and the Lakers are in the Western Conference Finals. The Lakers and Jazz matchup is an interesting one. The Lakers took 3 of 4 games during the regular season. The most impressive one being the last one, when the Lakers beat the Jazz in Utah without Pau Gasol. They not only beat the Jazz, but they beat em good! Here are the matchups by player.
Lakers-Jazz Destined for Seven
nba.com 5/3/2008 — "Now you’re talking about a series with 'Game 7 potential' stamped all over it."
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 ...
Brown And Tirico Recap The Lakers' Win Over The Jazz In Game 1 Of The Western Conference Semifinals - ESPN Video
sports.espn.go.com 5/4/2008 — Brown And Tirico Recap The Lakers' Win Over The Jazz In Game 1 Of The Western Conference Semifinals
Lakers Roll Jazz 109-98, Kobe 38
fastbreakblog.com 5/5/2008 — Kobe sets Lakers' Record....
The Basketball DiariesFoul Balls
Los Angeles Lakers 120 Utah Jazz 110 (Lakers lead series 2-0) On the night when Kobe was given his first ever MVP award, he went out and showed everybody why he got it. Kobe scored 34 points, had 8 rebounds, and handed out 6 assists as the Lakers maintained their perfect playoff record, and more importantly, went up 2-0 on the Jazz. Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol also had big nights, scoring 19
Lakers NBA Playoffs – Lakers Crush Jazz 120-110, 6-0 in PlayoffsFastBreakBlog
The Lakers are playing at a higher speed than the Jazz, a higher level than the Jazz, and are 2 games away from the Western Conference Finals.
Lakers NBA Playoffs – Lakers Need to Rebound versus JazzFastBreakBlog
The Lakers pulled out a game one win versus the Utah Jazz. The Lakers were killed in the rebounding department, beaten up but not beaten.
Lakers NBA Playoffs – Jazz Get Physical with LakersFastBreakBlog
The Utah Jazz showed their hand versus the Los Angeles Lakers, and that hand was rolled into a fist. The Jazz want to get physical with the Lakers, but will it be enough?
The Basketball DiariesFoul Balls
Los Angeles Lakers 109 Utah Jazz 98 (Lakers lead series 1-0) The Lakers continue to roll, as they improved to 5-0 in the postseason this year after finishing the season winners of eight of their last nine. Soon to be named MVP, Kobe Bryant, scored 38 points, grabbed 6 boards, and handed out 7 assists. He spent the majority of the afternoon at the free throw line, where he made 21 of 23
May 4: Lakers 109, Jazz 98InsideHoops
The AP reports: Kobe Bryant, celebrating what’s expected to be his first NBA MVP award, converted six of his franchise playoff-record 21 foul shots in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Utah Jazz 109-98 Sunday to begin the second round of the playoffs. Bryant finished with 38 points, six rebounds [...]
Lakers-Jazz Game 1: Where Standing Around HappensFive Tool Tool - The Sports Blog That Loves You Back
Today in Los Angeles, the Lakers took the early lead in a playoff series that, I am afraid, is going to be decided by the men in striped shirts. That's a series, by the way, that the Jazz can not win, and that won't be at all pretty to watch. No one on the Jazz roster can guard Kobe Bryant at all. They are, of course, going to try... so while Bryant didn't really play that well, he still ...
Lakers vs. Jazz PreviewBallerBlogger.com
The Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz played one another four times during the 2007-2008 regular season with the Lakers taking the season series 3-1. The Lakers won both contests at home and one the last game of the series at Energy Solutions Arena, ending the Jazz’s 19-game home winning streak. The Lakers own the homecourt in this series and that should be enough for them to ...
Your Jazz/Lakers CommentsForum Blue And Gold
First off, here’s the timing update on the second round from the Salt Lake Tribune : “If the Jazz win Friday, the Lakers and Jazz will meet at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday. If the Jazz lose and head back to Houston for Game 7, the second round won’t begin until Tuesday night.” Second, there is a great Lamar Odom interview up at Lamar Odom’s personal Web site well worth ...
Lakers-Jazz: Hey, Basketball Doesn't Have To Make Me Curse The Gift Of SightFive Tool Tool - The Sports Blog That Loves You Back
In the late game tonight, and the late games are killing me, the Lakers held off the Jazz all night in a tight, fluid, and wildly entertaining game. It's 3-2 Lakers. Here's something amazing about this series: there have been no lead changes. The Jazz had a half dozen chances, and were never very far away in this game... but they just weren't able to get over the hump. Kobe was Nice Mamba ...
Lakers NBA Playoffs – Kobe Bryant HurtFastBreakBlog
Kobe Bryant is hurt. Back spasms affected his health, and his play versus the Utah Jazz. The series is now locked at 2-2, and there are questions suddenly about whether the Lakers are what they appeared to be.
Lakers NBA Playoffs – Kobe Bryant Hurt, Lakers Lost on Road, 2-2 with UtahFastBreakBlog
The Lakers, after storming out of the NBA Playoff gates 6-0, have stumbled in Utah, going 0-2 versus the Jazz. Add to that Kobe Bryant’s injury, and all of a sudden we have a series.
The Basketball DiariesFoul Balls
Utah Jazz 123 Los Angeles Lakers 115 OT (Series tied 2-2) The Jazz tried to give this one away, as they blew a 12-point lead in the final minutes and let the game get to overtime, but from there the defense locked down Kobe and the Lakers. LA only made two field goals in overtime, and the Jazz sent the series back to Los Angeles tied. Deron Williams had 29 points and 14 assists, Carlos
Forget the Jazz as a Bucks trading partnerMilwaukee Bucks Blog - The Bob Boozer Jinx
Can you picture Michael Redd blocking Kobe Bryant's shot? Neither can I. Andrei Kirilenko did it twice in overtime Sunday in pivotal Game 4 against the Lakers, and the Jazz held home court in the seven-game series, winning one of the best games of the 2008 playoffs. The Lakers and Jazz now go back to LA with Kobe damaged and limping, and the series even-up at 2-2. Utah gets ...
Thoughts at the Midway Mark: The Lakers, the Jazz, Kobe Bryant, and Three Games to GoSportsHubLA
It’s been a pretty good Western Conference semifinals thus far, though — and I know Utah fans will disagree — it seems like the Lakers are really losing games more than the Jazz are winning them. Give Utah credit, they’ve tied things up, but I have yet to feel like the Jazz can actually win [...]
'Round the Association: The Jazz Are What We Thought They WereRumors and Rants
Utah 123, Los Angeles 115 (OT): We had quite a game in the Beehive State on Sunday afternoon, did we not? Deron Williams had 29 points and 14 assists to lead the Jazz past the Lakers and square the series at 2-2. Kobe struggled with back spasms most of the game but still scored 33 points while adding 10 assists and eight rebounds. And just to round things out Lakers forward Ronny Turiaf ...
Kobe's Hurt, Turiaf Got the Boot and the Jazz Win Another in UtahLAKERS4LIFE
Even though the Lakers lost game 4 in Utah, this was the most entertaining game I have seen in the NBA playoffs this year. The game seem out of hand for the Lakers in the first half with the Jazz taking control early, Ronny Turiaf getting ejected for a flagrant 2 on bench warmer Ronnie Price and Kobe injuring his back on the second play of the game, but the boys in purple and gold rallied ...
Jazz Defense Key In OT, Beats Lakers 123-115 To Tie SeriesSlam Dunk Central
It is difficult to gauge exactly what type of team that the Utah Jazz are; during their playoff run this season they have been blown out, they have lost narrow decisions, they have won some close games and have blown out some of their opponents. Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers was one they nearly let slip through their fingers; ...
NBA Playoffs Taking You into the NightThe Big Lead
At halftime in Salt Lake, the Jazz and Lakers are tied at 55. It looked like the Jazz would go in with a two point lead, but Kobe hit a silly fade away jumper inside 2 seconds. Deron Williams leads all scorers with 19 points, including 3/4 from three land. Kobe leads the Lakers with 17. The teams have been tied 8 times in the first 24 minutes, so we should be in for a good finish. Later ...
Public Enemy Number OneFive Tool Tool - The Sports Blog That Loves You Back
Here's a continuing story that really doesn't get enough play -- the hate that Jazz Fan is giving Lakers guard Derek Fisher. Now, I get why you'd want to boo an opponent, and I will never be one of those people who wants to impinge on that right. So long as you keep it clean, so that I don't have to regret bringing my kid to the game, we're good. But I'm not quite getting why Jazz Fan has ...
Jazz return home in 0-2 hole to Lakers (AP)Yahoo! Sports - NBA News
The Utah Jazz are hoping home court really is an advantage. Right now, they'll take any edge they can get. The Los Angeles Lakers lead the Jazz 2-0 in the Western Conference semifinals and are coming to Utah with thoughts of a second straight sweep in ...
First look at Lakers-Jazz seriesL.A. Times - Basketball
Teams meet in second round of Western Conference playoffs > * Regular-season records: Lakers 57-25, Jazz 54-28.
Lakers' Fisher would like to face Jazz (AP)Yahoo! Sports - NBA News
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 ...
Lakers beat Jazz 111-104 for 3-2 lead (AP)Yahoo! Sports - NBA News
So much for Kobe Bryant's sore lower back. Bryant scored 26 points, his teammates kept Utah at bay down the stretch, and Los Angeles Lakers extended the stunning home success by NBA teams in the second round of the playoffs, beating the Jazz ...
Adande: Jazz find the Lakers slightly out of tuneESPN.com - NBA
Kobe and the Lakers have reason to be nervous for the first time in these playoffs, J.A. Adande writes.
NBA Playoffs | Jazz stifles Lakers in OT, series tied 2-2The Seattle Times: Sports
The Jazz had plenty of chances to crumble and nearly did. Utah let a 12-point slip away in the last four minutes and faced overtime against...
NBA Playoffs | Jazz clips Lakers' postseason runThe Seattle Times: Sports
So much for Carlos Boozer's slump and the Lakers' unbeaten run through the playoffs. Boozer scored 27 points and tied a career playoff high...
Boozer's Double Stack Helps Jazz Hand Lakers First Playoff LossNBA.com: News
The Jazz won their first game of the Western Conference semifinals Friday, handing the undefeated lakers their first loss of the playoffs.
Lakers' Odom steps up vs. JazzUSATODAY.com NBA - Top Stories
The Los Angeles Lakers, up 2-0 in their Western Conference semifinal series vs. the Utah Jazz, now head to Salt Lake City's ...
Jazz Owner Larry Miller to Skip Sunday's Game 4NBA.com: News
Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller will not attend Game 4 of the Western Conferece semifinals vs. the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday for religious reasons.
Jazz down 2-0 to Lakers as series comes to UtahLatest Sporting News Articles for NBA
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The Utah Jazz are hoping home court really is an advantage. Right now, they'l...
KOBE (34) GIVES LA 2-0 LEADNY Post: Sports
Kobe Bryant had 34 points, eight rebounds and six assists after receiving his first MVP award, and the Lakers beat the Jazz 120-110 in Los Angeles last night to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals. The Lakers remain the NBA's...
Bryant Again Leads Lakers Past Jazz for 2-0 LeadNBA.com: News
Kobe Bryant had 34 points, eight rebounds and six assists Wednesday night, and the Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 120-110 to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals and remain the NBA's only unbeaten team in the postseason.
Bryant Leads Lakers Past JazzWash Post NBA
Kobe Bryant has 34 points, eight rebounds and six assists and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz, 120-110, on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.
Kobe Bryant leads Lakers past JazzNYDailyNews.com - Basketball
Kobe Bryant had 34 points, eight rebounds and six assists Wednesday night, and the Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 120-110 to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals and remain the NBA's only unbeaten team in the postseason.
LIVE: Lakers playing Jazz in Game 2FOXSports.com News for NBA
Kobe Bryant got his first MVP award. Now he and the Lakers are trying to take a 2-0 lead on the Jazz. Follow it LIVE right here.
MVP Bryant scores 34 as Lakers go up 2-0 (AP)Yahoo! Sports - NBA News
Carlos Boozer and the Utah Jazz hope to spoil Kobe Bryant's MVP celebration. More important, the Jazz hope to even the Western Conference semifinals with the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night before the series moves to Salt Lake City for ...
Lakers try to rebound better vs. Jazz (AP)Yahoo! Sports - NBA News
Pau Gasol had a simple explanation for Utah's staggering 58-41 rebounding advantage over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. "We were a little slow reacting to the ball," the Lakers' center said Monday. Kobe Bryant's ...
Lakers 109, Jazz 98: Utah’s Brawn Is No Match for BryantNYT > Pro Basketball
Despite losing the game, the Jazz sent the Lakers a message in the form of forearm shivers and sharpened elbows: this will not be easy.
Bryant Scores 38 as Lakers Bounce Jazz from Game 1NBA.com: News
Kobe Bryant had 38 points, six rebounds and seven assists Sunday, and the Lakers made it five straight playoff wins by beating the Utah Jazz 109-98 to begin the second round.