Lakers-Jazz Preview

By DOUG ALDEN
Posted May 09 2010 7:13PM

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Los Angeles Lakers may have learned something in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

Don't let the series go any longer than it has to.

The Lakers are a victory away from sweeping the Utah Jazz and want to lock up a third straight trip to the Western Conference finals as soon as possible. Game 4 is Monday night in Utah, where the Lakers edged the Jazz 111-110 on Saturday for a 3-0 series lead.

``You never know what can happen in a series. You extend a series, ankles can get turned, knuckles can get bruised, knowing there's things like that ...'' Lakers guard Kobe Bryant said Sunday.

The hypotheticals of bad things that could happen is long, something the Lakers learned when they took a 2-0 lead on Oklahoma City in the first round and needed six games to advance after the Thunder won two at home.

Bryant said the Lakers' edge and attitude they had while winning the NBA title a year ago is back.

``We're there. We've got it,'' he said. ``The competition from Oklahoma, probably. That's probably what did it.''

The Jazz have pushed the Lakers in each of the first three games, but Los Angeles has held on to win all three by a total of 14 points. Saturday's game was especially gut-wrenching for the Jazz, who had two shots bounce off the rim in the final seconds. Had either gone in, Utah would be looking to tie the series Monday instead of trying to avoid the team's first sweep in a best-of-seven series.

``If we get the ball in the basket last night in the end of the ballgame it's a different day,'' Utah coach Jerry Sloan said. ``But that's part of it. You learn how to deal with the good and bad in life. There's always going to be both at different times.''

The Lakers have knocked the Jazz out of the last two playoffs, starting in 2008 with a 4-2 win in the second round. Last year it was 4-1, so 4-0 and a possible long break before the Western finals is sounding pretty good.

``They're not going to quit,'' said Lakers guard Derek Fisher, who played one season in Utah three years ago. ``If we don't beat them they'll just continue to take it one game at a time and try and work their way back in the series.''

Fisher hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 28.6 seconds left on Saturday, giving the Lakers the lead for good, 109-108. He had been booed all night, as he has been in Utah since asking the Jazz to release him from his contract so he could move his family closer to a city where his 1-year-old daughter could get specialized treatment for a cancerous tumor in her eye.

He ended up signing as a free agent with the Lakers, which some Jazz fans won't seem to forgive. The relentless boos and chants of ``Fisher Sucks!'' are not sitting well with Fisher's teammates on the Lakers.

``That's just bad people, doing stuff like that,'' Bryant said. ``Not about that. You don't boo about that.''

Monday will be Utah fans' last look at Fisher unless the Jazz can win two and bring the series back to Salt Lake City for a Game 6 on Friday. The Jazz need to survive Monday before considering what could happen after that.

The Jazz did what they wanted by limiting the Lakers' size advantage, but it cost Utah when Bryant, Fisher and Ron Artest combined to hit 10 of the Lakers' 13 3-pointers.

``Down the stretch, we made big shots. We've got guys that aren't scared to take them,'' Bryant said. ``All across the board, guys will step up and they make them. That's why we never really fret when it's a five-point game or a two-point game with a couple minutes to go. ``

It's also why the Jazz were still dismayed when they returned to practice Sunday morning, knowing they were inches away from being down only 2-1 instead of 3-0.

Deron Williams was just off on a shot from the top of the key that would have won it and Wesley Matthews' tip on the rebound bounced off the rim at the buzzer.

Matthews was still shaking his head as he thought about the play, which he said he had been doing most of the night. He said the mental replay was enough and he didn't want to watch the actual video footage.

``I'm not going to watch the replay. I was looking at it. I saw it not go in one time and that was enough,'' Matthews said.

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Lakers hand Jazz team's first sweep in seven-game series

By Andrew Aragon, for NBA.com
Posted Tuesday May 11, 2010 2:47AM

SALT LAKE CITY (NBA.com exclusive) -- When he addressed the media following his team's series-clinching win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night, Kobe Bryant said his team wanted to approach Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals like it was any other game.

And once again, the Lakers' steady and consistent approach was enough to beat the Jazz.

Pau Gasol scored 33 points and had 14 rebounds, and Bryant added 32 points to lead the Lakers to a 111-96 win over Utah. The win gave Los Angeles a 4-0 series sweep over the Jazz, and it was the first time Utah had ever been swept in a seven-game series.

The Lakers saved their best effort of the series for their close-out victory. After winning the first three games of the series by a total of 14 points, Los Angeles toppled that number by displaying a killer instinct in Game 4.

"You approach it the same way," Bryant said of trying to close a team out. "The thing about close-out games, you have the tendency to lose focus. It was important for us to just maintain what we've been doing, the attention to detail that we've been doing. That's really the key -- to stay steady."

The Lakers started to go for the kill toward the end of the first quarter. After Gasol hit a 12-foot jumper and Shannon Brown blew past Kyle Korver for a dunk, Los Angeles led 29-24 at the end of the first period.

Those two plays set the stage for the Lakers to put the game away early, in the second quarter and in front of a large contingent of L.A. fans. The Lakers held the Jazz to 31.3 percent shooting in the second period and Utah missed eight of its first 10 shots in the quarter.

Los Angeles built its biggest lead of the game at 57-35 with a little more than a minute left before halftime.

"You want to put them away as soon as possible," Gasol said. "Just go out there and close the series out and move on."

Gasol played a huge role in the Lakers' fast start. He got going on offense early, making jumpers, and driving to the basket. He even hit the Jazz with a Dream Shake in the first half.

Gasol made seven of his first nine shots, as the Jazz either didn't attempt to double team him, or were slow to do so throughout the game.

"They weren't as aggressive at the beginning in double-teaming in the post," Gasol said. "I was able to get in a good rhythm early on in the game. I felt really good tonight. I just got the ball in the post in good positions and I was just making plays and being patient. I was able to have a good game."

The Jazz didn't go quietly after they were dominated in the first half. They trimmed what was a 22-point deficit in the second quarter to five in the third quarter, thanks to a little spurt before halftime and big third quarter performances by C.J. Miles and Deron Williams.

Miles made a thunderous block on a Derek Fisher layup attempt late in the third quarter that got the loudest ovation from Jazz fans on Monday night. It came with Utah trailing 72-65, but instead of sparking Utah, it seemed to ignite the Lakers.

Los Angeles outscored Utah 10-2 in the final three minutes of the third period, with Bryant, Fisher and Lamar Odom hitting big shots. The run stretched L.A.'s lead back to 80-67 at the end of the quarter.

Each time the Jazz got some life in the fourth, the Lakers would hit them with a dagger. Fisher hit a 3-pointer to make it 83-69, and Shannon Brown made a 3 to make it 91-77. Brown sank another 3-pointer to make it 96-83.

"We had one of our better games tonight," said Lakers coach Phil Jackson. "They came out the third quarter and got into it. I was a little disappointed on how we handled it, but we recovered and came back at the end of that quarter and were able to finish the game the right way."

Williams and Paul Millsap each scored 21 points to lead the Jazz. Carlos Boozer, playing in what could be his last game with the Jazz, had another subpar outing in the series. He had 10 points on 4-for-11 shooting, but did contribute with 14 rebounds.

"We just got beat by a better team," Boozer said. "I was disappointed in our effort. I didn't play my best game and our team didn't play its best game of the series. It's disappointing that we lost in that fashion."

The Lakers advance to the Western Conference finals for the third straight year, and they'll face red-hot Phoenix. The series doesn't start until May 17, which gives L.A. six days of rest. Bryant called the break "heavenly."

• Lakers: Vujacic
• Jazz: Okur

• Lakers: --
• Jazz: Williams

• Lead Changes: 8
• Times Tied: 3

• Arena: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT
• Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #55 Bill Kennedy, #49 Tom Washington
• Attendance: 19911
• Duration: 2:31

Los Angeles Lakers (58-25)		Utah Jazz (53-30)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Fesenko vs Gasol (Fisher gains possession)
Artest Jump Shot: Missed	11:43
	11:41	Fesenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:28	Fesenko Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	11:28	Fesenko Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	11:08	Miles Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Gasol Hook Shot: Missed	10:59
	10:58	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:49	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:48
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:40 [LAL 2-0]
	10:21 [UTA 3-2]	Miles 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
	10:06	Boozer Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:06 [LAL 3-3]
Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	10:06 [LAL 4-3]
	09:52	Boozer Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Fisher (1 ST)
Artest Layup Shot: Missed Block: Miles (1 BLK)	09:33
Fisher Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:31
Fisher Jump Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)	09:29
	09:27	Fesenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:18 [UTA 5-4]	Matthews Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	08:58
	08:57	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:47 [UTA 7-4]	Boozer Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
Bryant Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:27 [LAL 6-7]
	08:11 [UTA 9-6]	Fesenko Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bynum Layup Shot: Missed	07:52
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:51
Bynum Tip Shot: Missed	07:51
	07:50	Team Rebound
	07:32	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:30
Bynum Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)	07:11 [LAL 8-9]
	06:55	Miles 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:54
	06:45	Matthews Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	06:38
	06:32	Miles Layup Shot: Missed
	06:30	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:30 [UTA 11-8]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)	06:15 [LAL 10-11]
	06:03 [UTA 13-10]	Williams Running Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	05:49
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:48
Bryant Jump Bank Shot: Made (6 PTS)	05:41 [LAL 12-13]
	05:26 [UTA 16-12]	Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Miles (1 AST)
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	05:12
	05:11	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:03	Team Timeout : Regular
Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom	05:03
	05:03	Fesenko Substitution replaced by Millsap
	04:50	Matthews Floating Jump shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:49
	04:30	Millsap Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Odom Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	04:30 [LAL 13-16]
Odom Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	04:30 [LAL 14-16]
	04:15	Boozer Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:14
	04:07	Boozer Substitution replaced by Kirilenko
	04:07	Miles Substitution replaced by Korver
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Artest (1 AST)	04:05 [LAL 16-16]
	03:46 [UTA 18-16]	Millsap Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)
Artest 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Bryant (2 AST)	03:23 [LAL 19-18]
	03:13 [UTA 20-19]	Williams Running Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bryant (3 AST)	02:54 [LAL 21-20]
Team Timeout : Regular	02:42
	02:39	Korver Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	02:37	Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:34 [UTA 22-21]	Kirilenko Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Millsap (1 AST)
Odom Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:34
	02:34 [UTA 23-21]	Kirilenko Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Bryant Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	02:14 [LAL 23-23]
Bryant Substitution replaced by Brown	02:00
	01:53	Millsap Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:52
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	01:39 [LAL 25-23]
	01:32	Williams Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)
	01:31	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
Odom Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:31
	01:31	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:31	Team Rebound
Odom Substitution replaced by Walton	01:31
	01:31	Matthews Substitution replaced by Boozer
	01:31 [UTA 24-25]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	01:14 [LAL 27-24]
	00:59.8	Kirilenko Jump Shot: Missed
Walton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:57.9
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	00:51.9
Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:50.7
Walton Jump Shot: Missed	00:36.9
	00:35.9	Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:15.9	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:15.3
Brown Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:01.6 [LAL 29-24]
	00:01.2	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (58-25)		Utah Jazz (53-30)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:53	Price Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Farmar (1 ST)
Brown Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Farmar (1 AST)	11:49 [LAL 31-24]
	11:26	Boozer Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:25
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	11:08
	11:07	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:53	Millsap Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	10:51
Farmar Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:37
Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	10:36
Bynum Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:36 [LAL 33-24]
Brown Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:32
	10:32 [UTA 25-33]	Price Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:32	Price Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:30
	10:10	Korver Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	10:10	Korver Substitution replaced by Matthews
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	09:56
	09:55	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	09:43	Boozer Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (1 BLK)
	09:43	Team Rebound
	09:36	Price Jump Shot: Missed
	09:35	Price Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:33	Price Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (2 BLK)
	09:33	Team Rebound
Brown Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:25
Team Timeout : Regular	09:25
Gasol Substitution replaced by Odom	09:25
	09:10 [UTA 27-33]	Millsap Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Price (1 AST)
	08:53	Price Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	08:53	Price Substitution replaced by Williams
	08:53	Kirilenko Substitution replaced by Miles
Odom Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	08:53 [LAL 34-27]
Odom Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	08:53 [LAL 35-27]
	08:39	Williams Running Bank shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	08:38
Farmar 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Bryant (4 AST)	08:22 [LAL 38-27]
	08:06 [UTA 29-38]	Millsap Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miles (2 AST)
Odom Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:52 [LAL 40-29]
	07:37	Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Brown (1 ST)
Brown Layup Shot: Missed Block: Miles (2 BLK)	07:31
Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:29
Brown Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:12 [LAL 42-29]
	07:05	Team Timeout : Regular
Brown Substitution replaced by Artest	07:05
	06:58	Matthews Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bryant (1 ST)
Artest Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Farmar (2 AST)	06:38 [LAL 44-29]
	06:25	Boozer Jump Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:24
	06:14	Millsap Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Odom Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:14
Team Rebound	06:14
Odom Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	06:14 [LAL 45-29]
Bynum Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:03
	06:03	Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:03	Team Rebound
Farmar Substitution replaced by Fisher	06:03
Odom Substitution replaced by Gasol	06:03
	06:03	Millsap Substitution replaced by Fesenko
	06:03 [UTA 30-45]	Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Gasol 3pt Shot: Missed	05:40
	05:38	Fesenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:28	Boozer Layup Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:27
Fisher Running Bank shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:20 [LAL 47-30]
	05:07	Boozer Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	04:55
	04:54	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	04:44	Matthews Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:43
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	04:33
	04:32	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
Bynum Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:22
Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom	04:22
	04:22 [UTA 31-47]	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	04:22 [UTA 32-47]	Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
	04:05	Matthews Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	04:05 [LAL 48-32]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	04:05 [LAL 49-32]
	03:50 [UTA 34-49]	Miles Floating Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	03:29 [LAL 51-34]
	03:09	Boozer Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Fisher (2 ST)
Gasol Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS)	02:50 [LAL 53-34]
	02:28	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:27	Fesenko Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:25	Fesenko Layup Shot: Missed Block: Odom (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	02:25
Timeout : Official	02:25
Odom Jump Shot: Missed	02:13
Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	02:11
Artest Jump Shot: Missed	02:00
	01:59	Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:53	Miles Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Odom Substitution replaced by Powell	01:53
Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Fesenko (1 BLK)	01:39
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	01:37
Gasol Tip Shot: Made (14 PTS)	01:37 [LAL 55-34]
Fisher Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:23
	01:23	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:23	Team Rebound
	01:23	Matthews Substitution replaced by Kirilenko
	01:23 [UTA 35-55]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
	01:12	Fesenko Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	01:12 [LAL 56-35]
	01:12	Fesenko Substitution replaced by Millsap
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	01:12 [LAL 57-35]
Bryant Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:03
	01:03	Miles Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:03	Team Rebound
Bryant Substitution replaced by Brown	01:03
	01:03 [UTA 36-57]	Miles Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Gasol Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Millsap (1 ST)	00:50.9
	00:46.1 [UTA 38-57]	Millsap Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Miles (3 AST)
	00:33.4	Boozer Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	00:33.4 [LAL 58-38]
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:33.4
	00:31.9	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	00:22.3 [UTA 40-58]	Williams Running Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Powell Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:22.3
	00:22.3 [UTA 41-58]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
Artest Substitution replaced by Bryant	00:01.0
Powell Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (58-25)		Utah Jazz (53-30)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:47	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	11:45
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	11:40
Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	11:38
Gasol Hook Shot: Missed	11:29
	11:27	Fesenko Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	11:20 [UTA 43-58]	Miles Running Bank shot: Made (8 PTS)
	11:03	Miles Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	11:03 [LAL 59-43]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:03
	11:02	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)
	10:43	Miles 3pt Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:42
	10:30	Fesenko Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Artest Layup Shot: Missed Block: Williams (2 BLK)	10:19
Team Rebound	10:19
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	10:15
	10:14	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)
	10:06	Fesenko Layup Shot: Missed
	10:04	Fesenko Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	10:04 [UTA 45-59]	Fesenko Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	09:47
	09:45	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Fisher Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:41
Bynum Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:38
	09:38 [UTA 46-59]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	09:38	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:36
	09:26	Miles Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Bryant Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	09:13 [LAL 61-46]
	09:00 [UTA 48-61]	Miles Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	08:39
	08:38	Fesenko Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	08:31	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:30	Fesenko Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	08:25	Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Artest (1 ST)
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	08:09
	08:09	Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Artest Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:09
	07:56	Boozer Layup Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	07:55
	07:51	Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (17 PTS)	07:43 [LAL 63-48]
Fisher Foul : Personal (3 PF)	07:38
	07:29	Miles Driving Jump shot: Missed
	07:28	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)
	07:28 [UTA 50-63]	Boozer Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (19 PTS)	07:05 [LAL 65-50]
	06:52 [UTA 52-65]	Miles Floating Jump shot: Made (12 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed Block: Matthews (1 BLK)	06:24
	06:22	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:11)
	06:15 [UTA 55-65]	Miles 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	05:54
	05:53	Fesenko Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	05:47 [UTA 57-65]	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:46
Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom	05:46
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Matthews (1 ST)	05:33
	05:28 [UTA 59-65]	Matthews Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)
Gasol Reverse Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)	05:08 [LAL 67-59]
	04:57	Williams Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	04:57	Williams Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Bryant Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	04:44
Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	04:43
Gasol Tip Shot: Missed	04:43
	04:42	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:12)
Bryant Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:36
	04:36 [UTA 60-67]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	04:36 [UTA 61-67]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	04:21
	04:20	Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:15	Williams Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:15
	04:15	Boozer Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	04:15 [LAL 68-61]
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:15
	04:13	Fesenko Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	03:59 [UTA 63-68]	Boozer Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)
Fisher Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:36 [LAL 70-63]
	03:19 [UTA 65-70]	Boozer Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Williams (7 AST)
Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS)	03:03 [LAL 72-65]
	02:44	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)	02:43
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	02:27
	02:26	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:13)
	02:20	Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Fisher (3 ST)
Fisher Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Miles (3 BLK)	02:16
Team Rebound	02:16
	02:16	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:16	Fesenko Substitution replaced by Millsap
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (23 PTS)	02:08 [LAL 74-65]
	01:52	Boozer Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	01:52	Boozer Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
	01:52	Boozer Substitution replaced by Fesenko
Odom 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Artest (2 AST)	01:40 [LAL 77-65]
	01:19	Miles Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:18
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	01:12
	01:10	Fesenko Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
	00:53.9	Millsap Layup Shot: Missed
	00:52.8	Matthews Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:46.9	Matthews Layup Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:43.9
	00:36.8	Miles Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:36.8
Team Rebound	00:36.8
	00:36.8	Miles Substitution replaced by Korver
Artest Substitution replaced by Brown	00:36.8
	00:36.8	Matthews Substitution replaced by Kirilenko
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)	00:36.8 [LAL 78-65]
	00:23.8	Millsap Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (2 BLK)
	00:23.8	Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	00:23.8 [UTA 67-78]	Millsap Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Bryant Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	00:02.0
Gasol Rebound (Off:6 Def:6)	00:02.0
Gasol Tip Shot: Made (22 PTS)	00:02.0 [LAL 80-67]
End of 3rd Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (58-25)		Utah Jazz (53-30)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Odom Layup Shot: Missed Block: Millsap (1 BLK)	11:41
	11:40	Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Bynum Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	11:34
	11:34 [UTA 68-80]	Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	11:34 [UTA 69-80]	Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Fisher Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	11:23
	11:08	Millsap Jump Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	11:07
Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Bynum (1 AST)	10:48 [LAL 83-69]
	10:32	Korver Jump Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	10:31
	10:20	Williams Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Fisher Free Throw 1 of 3 (8 PTS)	10:20 [LAL 84-69]
Fisher Free Throw 2 of 3 (9 PTS)	10:20 [LAL 85-69]
Fisher Free Throw 3 of 3 (10 PTS)	10:20 [LAL 86-69]
	10:07 [UTA 71-86]	Korver Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (8 AST)
Brown Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Williams (2 ST)	09:54
	09:53 [UTA 73-86]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Brown Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:53
Brown Substitution replaced by Farmar	09:53
	09:53 [UTA 74-86]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (19 PTS)
Bynum Jump Shot: Missed	09:32
	09:31	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	09:22	Kirilenko 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:21	Millsap Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
Bynum Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	09:21
	09:21 [UTA 75-86]	Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
Bynum Substitution replaced by Gasol	09:21
	09:21 [UTA 76-86]	Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
	09:06	Kirilenko Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Short	09:06
	09:00	Fesenko Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)	09:00 [LAL 87-76]
Farmar Substitution replaced by Brown	09:00
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)	09:00 [LAL 88-76]
Odom Foul : Personal (3 PF)	08:45
	08:45	Timeout : Official
	08:45	Fesenko Substitution replaced by Boozer
	08:45	Kirilenko Substitution replaced by Matthews
Odom Foul : Personal (4 PF)	08:42
	08:42 [UTA 77-88]	Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	08:42	Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:6 Def:7)	08:41
Brown 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Gasol (2 AST)	08:22 [LAL 91-77]
	08:04 [UTA 79-91]	Matthews Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	07:39	Matthews Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	07:39	Korver Substitution replaced by Miles
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)	07:39 [LAL 92-79]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (28 PTS)	07:39 [LAL 93-79]
	07:28 [UTA 81-93]	Williams Floating Jump shot: Made (21 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	07:00
	06:59	Matthews Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:49	Boozer Jump Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:48
Bryant Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	06:35
Bryant Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	06:35
	06:26 [UTA 83-93]	Millsap Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Williams (9 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:25
Bryant Substitution replaced by Artest	06:25
Brown 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)	06:01 [LAL 96-83]
	05:41 [UTA 85-96]	Millsap Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Miles (4 AST)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	05:21
Artest Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	05:21
	05:21	Miles Foul : Loose Ball (5 PF)
Artest Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:21
Team Rebound	05:21
Artest Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:21
Gasol Rebound (Off:7 Def:7)	05:19
Gasol Running Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS)	05:08 [LAL 98-85]
	04:45	Millsap Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	04:45	Millsap Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	04:23	Boozer Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)	04:23 [LAL 99-85]
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)	04:23 [LAL 100-85]
	04:10	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	04:09
Brown Substitution replaced by Bryant	03:50
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Artest (3 AST)	03:46 [LAL 102-85]
	03:32	Millsap Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:31
	03:31	Boozer Foul : Loose Ball (6 PF)
	03:31	Williams Technical
Gasol Free Throw Technical (29 PTS)	03:31 [LAL 103-85]
	03:31	Boozer Substitution replaced by Fesenko
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (30 PTS)	03:31 [LAL 104-85]
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (31 PTS)	03:31 [LAL 105-85]
	03:17	Miles Jump Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:16
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (30 PTS)	03:00 [LAL 107-85]
	02:43 [UTA 87-107]	Matthews Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Gasol Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (33 PTS)	02:22 [LAL 109-87]
	02:07	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:05	Millsap Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	02:05 [UTA 89-109]	Millsap Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS)
	01:39	Matthews Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	01:39	Team Timeout : Regular
Gasol Substitution replaced by Bynum	01:39
Fisher Substitution replaced by Farmar	01:39
Odom Substitution replaced by Powell	01:39
	01:39	Millsap Substitution replaced by Koufos
	01:39	Matthews Substitution replaced by Jeffers
	01:39	Williams Substitution replaced by Gaines
Artest Substitution replaced by Brown	01:39
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (31 PTS)	01:39 [LAL 110-89]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (32 PTS)	01:39 [LAL 111-89]
	01:32	Jeffers Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	01:30	Gaines Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:24 [UTA 91-111]	Gaines Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bynum Layup Shot: Missed	01:05
	01:04	Gaines Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:00 [UTA 93-111]	Gaines Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed	00:46.8
	00:45.8	Fesenko Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)
	00:39.3 [UTA 96-111]	Gaines 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Fesenko (1 AST)
Powell Jump Shot: Missed	00:20.9
	00:18.9	Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Powell Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:13.9
Bryant Substitution replaced by Walton	00:13.9
	00:13.9	Gaines Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:13.9	Team Rebound
	00:13.9	Gaines Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	00:11.9
End of 4th Quarter

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