Rick Carlisle Breaks Down Utah's Game 4 Victory - ESPN Video

Cuban Confirms that Rick Carlisle to be Next Coach of Mavericks

Maury posted 5/11/2008 from www.bizofbasketball.com

Owner Mark Cuban has confirmed that Rick Carlisle will be the next coach of the Dallas Mavericks. Carlisle most recently coached the Detroit Pistons. "Incredibly excited that Rick has come on board," Cuban said on the team's Web site. "His coaching record speaks for itself. He has a unique ability to coach multiple styles of play, which we think makes him a great fit ...

Postcards From LA, Vol. 8: One Lakers Fan Tracks His Team Through the NBA Playoffs

MrThell posted 5/12/2008 from www.emptythebench.com

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

RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans found this 5/12/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

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 ...

How Utah Jazz fans became the loudest in the NBA

SoapboxLand posted 5/12/2008 from soapboxland.com

A non Mormon Utah Jazz fan explains his team's success at home.

Balky Back Slows Bryant as Jazz Beat Lakers in Overtime

David Friedman posted 5/12/2008 from 20secondtimeout.blogspot.com

Deron Williams had 29 points and 14 assists as his Utah Jazz beat the L.A. Lakers 123-115 in overtime to even their second round series at 2-2. Kobe Bryant finished with 33 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds but a back injury that he suffered early in the game got progressively worse and significantly hindered him down the stretch.