NBA Playoff Insights: Lakers vs. Jazz

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.

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.

My Utah Jazz Playoff Podcast with Ryan from Hoops Addict. With a few random thoughts...
myutahjazz.blogspot.com 5/7/2008 — I was asked to participate in a playoff podcast by Ryan at Hoops Addict . You can hear the podcast, which was picked up by USA Today , here . Kurt from Forum Blue and Gold also participated for all you Lakers fans. Ryan did a great job. As Booner ...

Really, it's not supposed to look this easy
lakersblog.latimes.com 5/8/2008 — The Lakers entered Wednesday night's Game 2 against Utah having never lost on a night where Kobe Bryant was presented with an MVP trophy. For that matter, the Lakers had yet to suffer a blemish during their playoff run, going a perfect 5-0. Both ...

NBA On TNT Playoff Notes: Kobe Finally Gets His Shine
thestartingfive.net 5/8/2008 — “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 tonight, but I still don’t think I can beat him.’ The Jazz are a good team, they’ve got to start playing with some ...

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 ...

Big Performance by Boozer Powers Jazz to Victory
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 5/10/2008 — Carlos Boozer scored nine straight points for Utah in less than three minutes in the fourth quarter to help the Jazz hold off a late Lakers' rally in game three of their second round series. He finished with 27 points and tied a playoff career-high with 20 rebounds in Utah's 104-99 win.

Free Darko On Los Angeles-Utah [Free Darko Presents]
deadspin.com 5/11/2008 — We're looking at every NBA Playoff series through the eyes of both Free Darko. Here's Free Darko's look at the Los Angeles Lakers-Utah Jazz series. Your author is Bethlehem Shoals. What's been going on with the Jazz and Lakers, respectively? It ...