Lakers-Jazz Preview

By SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN
Posted Dec 12 2009 2:18AM

After playing a league-high 17 times at home, the Los Angeles Lakers are ready to hit the road and put the NBA's best record to the test - with Kobe Bryant playing through some pain.

Bryant expects to take the court for the Lakers as they look for a 12th straight win Saturday night when they face the Utah Jazz for the second time in four days.

The Lakers (18-3) are hopeful Bryant will be functioning at his usual high level throughout this five-game trip - which closes with four matchups against teams currently under .500. The superstar fractured the index finger on his right hand while reaching for a pass late in the first quarter in Friday's 104-92 home win over Minnesota and was fitted for a splint at halftime.

The break isn't Bryant's first avulsion fracture, in which a small piece of bone tears away near a ligament or tendon.

"It's pretty painful," said Bryant, who finished with a team-high 20 points. "I just tried to play through it. ... You just get used to it, that's all. It's just a different technique to shoot the ball with this," indicating the soft-foam protection on his right index finger.

Los Angeles has taken advantage of a favorable schedule in which it hasn't played outside California since Nov. 13. The Lakers are 3-1 on the road as they make their first trip to Utah (13-9) since winning Game 4 of a first-round series April 25.

"There's only one loss here or two I could say that I was disappointed in how we played the game," coach Phil Jackson said. "We did a good job on our home court and set ourselves up for the road schedule now."

Pau Gasol had 17 points and 20 rebounds Friday, and the Lakers improved to 10-0 since he returned from a hamstring injury. Los Angeles used a 30-14 third quarter to pull away after leading by two at halftime.

A similarly dominant period helped Los Angeles win 101-77 over Utah on Wednesday at home. The Lakers outscored the Jazz 28-6 in the fourth quarter to turn a two-point game into a rout.

Utah missed 16 of 18 shots in the final quarter. Bryant scored 27 points and Gasol added 19 and 12 boards.

"They didn't get the shots they got in the first three quarters," Gasol said. "We got the momentum and just started putting plays together."

The Lakers haven't won 12 straight since a 19-game run Feb. 4-March 13, 2000.

The Jazz bounced back from the loss to the Lakers by rallying for a 120-111 victory over Orlando on Thursday. Utah trailed by 13 after one quarter before Deron Williams scored 21 of his 32 points in the second half and also finished with 15 assists and eight rebounds.

"We all were disappointed with our loss (Wednesday) in L.A. That fourth quarter we kind of continued in the first quarter," Williams said. "We just had to get out of that funk."

Carlos Boozer notched his sixth double-double in seven games with 20 points and 14 rebounds Thursday. He's averaging 23.4 and 12.3 in that span.

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Jazz end Lakers' 11-game win streak

By Andrew Aragon, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday December 13, 2009 1:02AM

SALT LAKE CITY (NBA.com exclusive) -- After getting embarrassed in playing one of their worst quarters in franchise history against the Lakers on Wednesday night, the Utah Jazz were looking for a little redemption in Saturday's rematch.

They got it, thanks to unselfish play on offense, big boosts from rookie Wesley Matthews and Ronnie Brewer and little resistance from Kobe Bryant, who was playing at less than 100 percent. The Jazz took the lead for good in the second quarter and pulled away to a 102-94 win on Saturday night.

"I thought our guys played extremely hard," said Jazz coach Jerry Sloan. "We made a few mistakes, but everyone got involved and we passed the ball and did a good job of trying to find the open man. It was just a great win for us." Utah (14-9) was highly motivated to earn some payback against Los Angeles (18-4) after losing to the Lakers 101-77 on Wednesday night. The Jazz scored just six points in the fourth quarter of that game on 2-for-18 shooting. It was the worst fourth quarter in franchise history and second-worst quarter ever for Utah.

"We needed to get this back," Matthews said. "We're a team full of competitors. We felt embarrassed, scoring only six points in a quarter and they were able to do whatever they wanted against us."

The Jazz turned the tables on the Lakers on Saturday, ending Los Angeles' 11-game winning streak, with Matthews playing a key role. He scored a career-high 19 points and dished six assists. He scored 13 of his points in the first quarter with Ron Artest sagging off of him, letting him shoot jumpers.

"You got to [take shots when you're open]," Matthews said. "If I start passing them up then I just start putting more pressure on my team. They were finding me when I was open. I was just shooting it and playing ball."

As were the rest of the Jazz. Utah made 40 shots against Los Angeles and 29 of them were assisted. Deron Williams led the team with 11 assists and forward Carlos Boozer chipped in seven of them. Williams led a balanced scoring effort with 21 points.

"That (the 29 assists) to me is playing, trying to help each other, not worrying about how many points somebody gets," Sloan said.

The Jazz knew Bryant wasn't his usual self, but they still paid plenty of attention to him. Bryant had two ailments to deal with. Already slowed after suffering an avulsion fracture on his right index finger in the Lakers' win over the Timberwolves on Friday, Bryant arrived late to Saturday's game because he had an upset stomach. He had an IV to get some fluids in him before the game started.

Bryant wore a splint on his injured finger against the Jazz. He looked drained for much of the game, and in the second half he served as more of a decoy on offense and wasn't very active on defense. Bryant didn't make his first shot in the second half until there were less than 5 minutes left in the game. He finished with 16 points on 7-for-24 shooting.

"I think it was just energy-wise for him," said Lakers coach Phil Jackson. "He'd figure out a way to go at it if he had the energy but I just don't think he had the energy."

The Jazz, who were famously burned by Michael Jordan's 38 points in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals when he was ill, didn't let up on Bryant. Brewer, who scored 19 points, did much of the defensive work against Bryant.

"He's such a great, phenomenal player," Brewer said. "There's games when he can shoot 80 percent from the field and have 50, 60, 70 points. You just got to do your work early, contest every shot and just hope that he misses."

The Lakers shot 59 percent in the first half yet still trailed 59-53 at halftime. Their offense was effective because of great interior passing and they scored 30 of their first-half points in the paint. Derek Fisher was 5-for-6 shooting and had 13 points in the first half.

Fisher wasn't much of a factor in the second half because he got in foul trouble. He picked up his fourth foul with seven minutes left in the third quarter and had to take a long breather. He scored just two points in the second half.

The Jazz took the lead for good with a 10-0 run that started late in the first quarter. Mehmet Okur and C.J. Miles each hit 3-pointers during the run with Brewer and Matthews also making baskets. Matthews' reverse layup with 11:11 left in the second quarter put Utah up 30-25 and it never relinquished the lead.

Brewer scored nine points in the first five minutes of the third quarter, helping the Jazz stretch their lead to double digits. Williams iced the game when he froze Jordan Farmar with a crossover move in transition, and then converted a three-point play with a layup and foul by Andrew Bynum. The play gave Utah an 88-71 lead with 9:04 left in the game.

• Lakers: Walton
• Jazz: Harpring, Kirilenko

• Lakers: --
• Jazz: --

• Lead Changes: 5
• Times Tied: 5

• Arena: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT
• Officials: #10 Ron Garretson, #47 Bennie Adams, #63 Derek Richardson
• Attendance: 19911
• Duration: 2:11

Los Angeles Lakers (27-7)		Utah Jazz (19-16)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Okur vs Bynum (Gasol gains possession)
Fisher Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)	11:47 [LAL 2-0]
	11:26 [UTA 2-2]	Boozer Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brewer (1 AST)
Artest Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:09 [LAL 4-2]
	10:57	Williams Layup Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:54
Fisher Jump Shot: Missed	10:32
	10:30	Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:13 [UTA 5-4]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Matthews (1 AST)
Bynum Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	09:56
	09:45 [UTA 7-4]	Matthews Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Gasol Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:20 [LAL 6-7]
	09:12	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:11
Artest Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	09:03
Artest Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:03
	08:58	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Bynum Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Artest (1 AST)	08:45 [LAL 8-7]
	08:29	Brewer Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gasol (1 ST)
Fisher Pullup Bank shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:20 [LAL 10-7]
	08:02 [UTA 9-10]	Boozer Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Matthews (2 AST)
Artest Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bryant (2 AST)	07:42 [LAL 12-9]
	07:30	Brewer Layup Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:27
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bynum (1 AST)	07:12 [LAL 14-9]
Fisher Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:57
	06:50 [UTA 11-14]	Matthews Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
Gasol Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Okur (1 ST)	06:31
	06:14	Brewer Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:13
Bynum Hook Shot: Missed	06:03
	06:02	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:50	Okur 3pt Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:49
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	05:38
	05:37	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:30 [UTA 14-14]	Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)
Bryant Running Bank shot: Missed	05:07
Team Rebound	05:06
	05:06	Team Timeout : Regular
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	05:03
	05:01	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:58 [UTA 16-14]	Matthews Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Boozer (1 AST)
Fisher Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bryant (3 AST)	04:40 [LAL 16-16]
	04:25 [UTA 18-16]	Brewer Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Boozer (1 ST)	04:09
Artest Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:03
Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom	04:03
	04:03	Boozer Substitution replaced by Millsap
	04:03 [UTA 19-16]	Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
Artest Substitution replaced by Brown	04:03
	04:03 [UTA 20-16]	Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
	03:50	Matthews Substitution replaced by Miles
Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brewer (1 ST)	03:42
Brown Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:31
	03:19	Okur Running Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:18
Bryant Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:08 [LAL 18-20]
	02:47	Millsap Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:45
Gasol Jump Bank Shot: Missed	02:32
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:28
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	02:28 [LAL 20-20]
Gasol Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:14
Team Timeout : Regular	02:14
Gasol Substitution replaced by Bynum	02:14
Fisher Substitution replaced by Farmar	02:14
	02:05	Miles Jump Shot: Missed
Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:04
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Farmar (1 AST)	01:58 [LAL 22-20]
	01:37	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:36
	01:33	Brewer Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	01:33	Williams Substitution replaced by Maynor
Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	01:33 [LAL 23-20]
Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:33
	01:31	Okur Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:20	Okur Jump Shot: Missed
	01:18	Okur Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:18	Okur Tip Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:18
Bynum Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	01:08 [LAL 25-20]
	00:46.8 [UTA 23-25]	Okur 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Maynor (1 AST)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	00:38.9
	00:36.9	Okur Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:27.7	Team Timeout : Short
	00:19.5 [UTA 25-25]	Brewer Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Maynor (2 AST)
Farmar Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	00:05.9
Farmar Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	00:05.9
	00:01.9	Miles Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Brown (1 ST)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.6
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (27-7)		Utah Jazz (19-16)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:44 [UTA 28-25]	Miles 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Boozer (2 AST)
	11:29	Miles Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Odom Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:29
Team Rebound	11:29
Odom Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:29
	11:28	Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Odom Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:15
	11:11 [UTA 30-25]	Matthews Running Reverse Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Boozer (3 AST)
Farmar Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)	11:00 [LAL 27-30]
	10:43 [UTA 32-27]	Millsap Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Odom Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)	10:21 [LAL 29-32]
	10:03 [UTA 34-29]	Boozer Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Brown Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS)	09:44 [LAL 31-34]
	09:29	Millsap Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)
	09:28	Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Bynum Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:28
	09:28 [UTA 35-31]	Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Brown Substitution replaced by Artest	09:28
	09:28 [UTA 36-31]	Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Boozer (2 ST)	09:16
	09:12 [UTA 38-31]	Matthews Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Boozer (4 AST)
	08:56	Boozer Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:56
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	08:56 [LAL 32-38]
Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	08:56 [LAL 33-38]
	08:41	Millsap Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (1 BLK)
	08:41	Team Rebound
	08:38 [UTA 40-33]	Miles Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Millsap (1 AST)
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	08:14
	08:13	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:03 [UTA 42-33]	Maynor Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bynum Jump Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Gasol (2 AST)	07:47 [LAL 35-42]
	07:21	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:20
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	07:08 [LAL 37-42]
	06:45 [UTA 44-37]	Maynor Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Farmar Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	06:33
Farmar Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	06:33
	06:33	Maynor Substitution replaced by Williams
	06:33	Millsap Substitution replaced by Okur
Odom Substitution replaced by Bryant	06:33
Farmar Substitution replaced by Fisher	06:33
	06:22	Boozer Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	06:20
Bynum Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)	06:15 [LAL 39-44]
	06:15	Boozer Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)	06:15 [LAL 40-44]
	06:02 [UTA 46-40]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Matthews (3 AST)
Artest Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	05:46 [LAL 42-46]
	05:27	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Bynum (1 ST)
Gasol Slam Dunk Shot: Missed	05:21
	05:21	Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Gasol Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	05:21
	05:21	Team Timeout : Regular
Bynum Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:14
	05:03	Matthews Running Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:02
	04:58	Miles Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	04:46
	04:44	Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:34 [UTA 49-42]	Okur 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Boozer (5 AST)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Bryant (4 AST)	04:19 [LAL 45-49]
	04:00	Okur 3pt Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:59
Bynum Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	03:53
Bynum Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	03:53
	03:53	Miles Substitution replaced by Millsap
Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom	03:53
	03:32 [UTA 51-45]	Millsap Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	03:17
	03:16	Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:01	Boozer Layup Shot: Missed
	02:58	Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	02:57	Millsap Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Bryant (1 ST)
Odom Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	02:46
Fisher Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:44
Team Timeout : Regular	02:44
	02:44 [UTA 52-45]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	02:44 [UTA 53-45]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	02:30
	02:29	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:18	Millsap Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Fisher (1 ST)
	02:16	Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Fisher Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	02:16 [LAL 46-53]
Fisher Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	02:16 [LAL 47-53]
	02:02 [UTA 55-47]	Boozer Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)
Odom Layup Shot: Missed	01:45
Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	01:43
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	01:29 [LAL 49-55]
	01:05 [UTA 57-49]	Williams Running Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Odom Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:05
	01:05	Boozer Substitution replaced by Brewer
	01:05 [UTA 58-49]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:56.9 [LAL 51-58]
Bryant Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:48.8
	00:48.8 [UTA 59-51]	Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	00:48.8	Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:47.9
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	00:34.9
Team Rebound	00:33.2
Fisher Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	00:21.3 [LAL 53-59]
	00:01.9	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:00.9
Odom 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.1
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (27-7)		Utah Jazz (19-16)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:44	Matthews Running Jump Shot: Missed
	11:42	Brewer Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:29 [UTA 61-53]	Boozer Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	11:15
	11:14	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Fisher Foul : Personal (3 PF)	11:01
	10:53 [UTA 63-53]	Brewer Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)
Artest Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	10:29 [LAL 55-63]
	10:13 [UTA 65-55]	Boozer Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Matthews (4 AST)
	09:53	Matthews Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Artest Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:53
Team Rebound	09:53
Artest Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:53
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	09:50
Gasol Jump Hook Shot: Missed	09:47
	09:46	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	09:24	Boozer Jump Shot: Missed
	09:22	Matthews Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:14 [UTA 67-55]	Brewer Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Matthews (5 AST)
	09:02	Boozer Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Artest Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Gasol (3 AST)	08:49 [LAL 57-67]
	08:31 [UTA 69-57]	Brewer Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Boozer (6 AST)
Artest Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	08:18 [LAL 59-69]
	08:06	Okur 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:05	Brewer Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	07:45	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	07:43
Bynum Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Bryant (5 AST)	07:36 [LAL 61-69]
	07:11 [UTA 72-61]	Brewer 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Matthews (6 AST)
Fisher Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	07:00
Fisher Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	07:00
Team Timeout : Regular	07:00
Fisher Substitution replaced by Brown	07:00
	06:47	Matthews Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
	06:34	Okur Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Artest Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	06:34 [LAL 62-72]
	06:34	Matthews Substitution replaced by Miles
Gasol Turnover : Lane Violation (2 TO)	06:34
	06:23	Miles Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Artest (1 ST)
	06:21	Miles Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Artest Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	06:21 [LAL 63-72]
Artest Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	06:21 [LAL 64-72]
	06:02	Okur Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	06:02	Okur Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Artest Jump Shot: Missed	05:46
Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	05:45
Bynum Jump Hook Shot: Missed	05:37
	05:35	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
Brown Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:31
	05:31 [UTA 73-64]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	05:31 [UTA 74-64]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	05:13 [LAL 66-74]
	04:53 [UTA 76-66]	Okur Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (7 AST)
Bynum Turnover : 3 Second Violation (3 TO)	04:32
	04:16	Okur 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	04:15
Gasol Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Williams (2 ST)	04:12
	04:04	Miles 3pt Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:03
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	03:51
	03:50	Okur Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:35	Boozer Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Brown (2 ST)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	03:20
Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)	03:19
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	03:10
	03:08	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	03:06	Miles Jump Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:04
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	02:59
	02:56	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:41	Williams Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)	02:39
	02:20	Okur Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	02:20	Team Timeout : No Timeout
Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom	02:20
Bryant Substitution replaced by Farmar	02:20
	02:20	Boozer Substitution replaced by Millsap
Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:20 [LAL 67-76]
Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	02:20 [LAL 68-76]
	02:03	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Gasol (2 ST)
Odom Jump Hook Shot: Missed	01:52
	01:51	Brewer Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:36 [UTA 78-68]	Okur Running Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Artest Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Millsap (1 ST)	01:22
	01:17 [UTA 80-68]	Brewer Slam Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Williams (8 AST)
	00:59.3	Brewer Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	00:59.3	Williams Substitution replaced by Maynor
Artest Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:59.3
Team Rebound	00:59.3
Artest Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:59.3 [LAL 69-80]
	00:33.9	Brewer 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:33.2	Team Rebound
	00:27.9	Okur 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:26.8	Maynor Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:06.9	Maynor Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Brown (3 ST)
Farmar Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:01.1 [LAL 71-80]
End of 3rd Quarter
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Brown Jump Shot: Missed Block: Millsap (1 BLK)	11:39
	11:39	Team Rebound
	11:24 [UTA 82-71]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Boozer (7 AST)
Bynum Jump Shot: Missed	11:06
	11:05	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	10:52	Millsap Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (2 BLK)
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	10:50
Artest Turnover : 3 Second Violation (3 TO)	10:43
	10:32	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:31
Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed	10:15
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:13
Artest Layup Shot: Missed	10:04
	10:03	Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Artest Foul : Personal (3 PF)	10:03
	09:57 [UTA 84-71]	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
	09:47	Miles Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Bynum Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	09:36
	09:35	Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Farmar Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:29
	09:29	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:29	Team Rebound
	09:29 [UTA 85-71]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
	09:19	Miles Foul : Personal (5 PF)
	09:19	Miles Substitution replaced by Brewer
Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed	09:11
	09:09	Brewer Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	09:04 [UTA 87-71]	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Bynum Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	09:04
Team Timeout : Regular	09:04
Bynum Substitution replaced by Gasol	09:04
Farmar Substitution replaced by Fisher	09:04
Artest Substitution replaced by Bryant	09:04
	09:04 [UTA 88-71]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (20 PTS)
Odom Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:53
Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	08:52
Odom Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:52 [LAL 73-88]
	08:28	Millsap Layup Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	08:27
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	08:20
Gasol Rebound (Off:6 Def:8)	08:18
	08:14	Boozer Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	08:14 [LAL 74-88]
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	08:14 [LAL 75-88]
	08:04	Boozer Foul : Offensive (5 PF)
	08:04	Boozer Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	08:04	Boozer Substitution replaced by Okur
Brown Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Gasol (4 AST)	07:54 [LAL 77-88]
	07:40	Williams Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	07:40	Williams Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
	07:30	Okur Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	07:16
	07:15	Team Rebound
Odom Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	07:15
	06:54	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:53	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:50 [UTA 90-77]	Millsap Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (9 AST)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	06:29
	06:27	Brewer Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	06:19	Okur Foul : Offensive (5 PF)
	06:19	Okur Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Bryant Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed	05:59
	05:58	Brewer Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	05:33 [UTA 92-77]	Brewer Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Odom 3pt Shot: Missed	05:18
	05:17	Brewer Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	05:04 [UTA 94-77]	Millsap Running Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Williams (10 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:02
Brown Substitution replaced by Vujacic	05:02
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	04:51 [LAL 79-94]
Bryant Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:34
	04:34 [UTA 95-79]	Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	04:34 [UTA 96-79]	Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS)	04:22 [LAL 82-96]
	04:03	Brewer Jump Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	04:01
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	03:43
Fisher Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:41
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	03:35
	03:34	Okur Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	03:21	Brewer Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:6 Def:9)	03:20
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	03:07
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:06
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	03:05 [LAL 84-96]
	03:05	Brewer Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Team Timeout : Short	03:05
Vujacic Substitution replaced by Brown	03:05
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)	03:05 [LAL 85-96]
	02:39 [UTA 99-85]	Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Brewer (2 AST)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	02:24
Gasol Rebound (Off:7 Def:9)	02:23
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	02:23 [LAL 87-99]
	02:23	Millsap Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Timeout : Official	02:23
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)	02:23 [LAL 88-99]
	02:03 [UTA 101-88]	Millsap Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Williams (11 AST)
Fisher Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Brown (1 AST)	01:47 [LAL 90-101]
	01:24	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:7 Def:10)	01:23
Bryant Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	01:11
Gasol Rebound (Off:8 Def:10)	01:11
	01:11	Brewer Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:11
Team Rebound	01:11
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	01:11 [LAL 91-101]
	01:04	Team Timeout : Short
	01:04	Okur Substitution replaced by Boozer
	00:52.8	Millsap Jump Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:51.9
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	00:41.9
Gasol Rebound (Off:9 Def:10)	00:39.9
Fisher Turnover : Backcourt Turnover (2 TO)	00:35.8
Bryant Substitution replaced by Farmar	00:34.2
Fisher Foul : Personal (5 PF)	00:20.3
	00:20.3 [UTA 102-91]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	00:20.3	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:9 Def:11)	00:19.9
Odom 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Gasol (5 AST)	00:12.3 [LAL 94-102]
End of 4th Quarter

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