Jazz-Lakers Preview

By BRETT HUSTON
Posted Jan 24 2011 1:40PM

Coming off two fantastic offensive performances, the Utah Jazz felt good about themselves heading into a five-game road trip.

Four games in, that confidence has taken a big hit - and Tuesday night's finale doesn't seem likely to restore it.

The Jazz try to avoid their first 0-5 road trip in nearly six years by doing something they haven't done in more than five years and 16 games - beat the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center.

Utah (27-17) went into the trip on a three-game winning streak, averaging 126.0 points and shooting 55.1 percent in its last two home games against a pair of Eastern Conference opponents.

That hot shooting disappeared on the Eastern portion of the Jazz's five-game trip. Utah shot 42.2 percent and averaged just 91.8 points in dropping all four games, with Saturday's 96-85 loss at Philadelphia the third to a sub-.500 opponent.

"We've lost our focus," coach Jerry Sloan said. "I think we're feeling sorry for ourselves. ... Our energy level has been down this whole trip."

The Jazz haven't had a winless trip of this length since going 0-5 from March 13-19, 2005 - three months before selecting Deron Williams with the No. 3 pick in the NBA draft.

Williams had five points off the bench in a 98-94 road win against the Lakers on Jan. 1, 2006 - a game in which Kobe Bryant was suspended - and that's the only time the All-Star point guard has beaten Los Angeles away from home. Utah has lost 16 straight road games to the Lakers - eight while being ushered out of the playoffs the past three seasons - by an average of 12.4 points.

In fact, the Jazz have beaten Los Angeles (32-13) just once at the 11-year-old Staples Center with Bryant in the lineup - with John Stockton and Karl Malone on Nov. 1, 2000. The two-time Finals MVP has averaged 30.8 points as the Lakers have beaten Utah 24 consecutive times at home with him in the starting backcourt.

Los Angeles couldn't beat the Jazz in Salt Lake City on Nov. 26 despite Bryant's 31 points, losing 102-96 as Williams had 29 points and 12 assists.

A more balanced effort from the Lakers paved the way to an impressive road win over another Northwest Division opponent their last time out, however. Pau Gasol and Ron Artest scored 19 points apiece, Bryant and Lamar Odom had 18 and Andrew Bynum 17 in a 107-97 victory Friday at Denver.

Bryant had just four points in the first half, but 14 during the Lakers' 33-point third quarter.

"It's important for me to keep my guys involved, and build their confidence. I know I can score at any moment or get looks at any moment," Bryant said. "The last thing we were concerned about was my scoring."

If Utah is going to snap its road hex against the Lakers, it'll likely need to figure out a way to contain Gasol. Los Angeles' big man has averaged 20.7 points - shooting 61.4 percent - and 15.1 rebounds in nine games against the Jazz since the start of last season.

Getting Gasol good looks is an excellent precursor to the Lakers' success. They're 23-4 when Gasol scores at least 18 points, and 9-9 when he goes for 17 or fewer.

Utah, meanwhile, needs more from C.J. Miles, who was averaging 13.9 points in his previous 14 games prior to the road trip.

Miles averaged 9.0 points - shooting 31.6 percent - in the four losses. Utah is 14-1 when he scores at least 14.

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Lakers rout Jazz 120-91 for 7th straight home win

By BETH HARRIS
Posted Jan 26 2011 1:59AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) A day off and two days of practice since their previous game did the aging Los Angeles Lakers some good.

Feeling refreshed, they led all the way in defeating Utah 120-91 Tuesday night behind 21 points in three quarters from Kobe Bryant while handing the Jazz their season-worst fifth straight loss.

"Just worked hard the last couple days and we came out really focused on defense," Bryant said.

Pau Gasol added 20 points, Andrew Bynum had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Lamar Odom scored 17 off the bench for the Lakers, who won their seventh in a row at home.

"We focus in on defense game-to-game," Odom said. "We focused on doing the small things the right way. It makes all the difference, not just tonight but in practice. That's where you get better and it's starting to show a little."

Deron Williams scored 17 points and C.J. Miles added 14 for Utah, which has lost its last nine against the Lakers at Staples Center. The Jazz went 0-5 on their road trip, including losses to four teams from the East.

"We've lacked chemistry and continuity on offense and on defense and we're not trusting each other," Williams said. "We thought we'd come out and put together a better effort, but we didn't. We couldn't execute and we couldn't get stops against teams with the worst records in the NBA, and coming in to play one of the better teams in the league, it got ugly."

The Lakers had the game in hand after the first quarter, when they shot 72 percent from the floor, hit all three of their 3-pointers and went 8 of 10 on free throws while building a 17-point lead.

"We came out with a lot of energy and I think we caught a team off-guard," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said.

Los Angeles stretched its lead to 28 points in the second quarter, leading 66-38 at the break largely on the efforts of its bench. Odom, Steve Blake, Shannon Brown and Luke Walton played most of the minutes, while Bryant, Gasol, Ron Artest and Derek Fisher got some much-needed rest.

The Jazz shot 14 of 43 in the first half, when the Lakers had more rebounds, assists, steals and fewer turnovers.

"I think we lost our swagger somewhere along the line," Raja Bell said. "You start pressing and start trying to do everything so right that it backfires, and that's a tough way to play."

The Lakers' lead reached 33 points in the third, with Bryant hitting two free throws to make it 88-55 before leaving the game for good. The Jazz got no closer than 27 in the period.

"It was one of those nights we couldn't get anything going," Utah coach Jerry Sloan said. "They shot the ball well, they passed the ball, they were just much more alive than we were."

Joining Bryant on the bench in the fourth to chat and watch both the game and the crowd were Artest, Bynum and Fisher.

Odom provided the final quarter's highlight, tossing up a high-arcing jumper with a sideways glance before sailing out of bounds and into the crowd while getting fouled. Bryant got on his feet to applaud.

"That's just fun," Odom said. "It was good to get the crowd on their feet."

Brown drew an even louder reaction when he careened in for a fast-break dunk only to miss. No matter, though, the Lakers were up by 38 and he just smiled.

"I found it funny," Bryant said. "He was so high up. When you're on top of a building and you're throwing a pebble down on the street sometimes you miss the target."

Notes: The Lakers notched their NBA-leading eighth wire-to-wire win of the season, one more than last season. ... Bryant needs 13 points to pass Hakeem Olajuwon for eighth on the NBA's career scoring list. His next chance comes at home Friday against Sacramento. ... Los Angeles evened the season series 1-1, having lost at Utah on Nov. 26. ... The Jazz are 3-19 against the Lakers at Staples Center since the building opened in 1999.

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Jazz-Lakers notebook

By Bryan Chu, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday January 26, 2011 1:46AM

THE FACTS: This may very well be the lowest point for the Jazz this season.

In a 120-91 decisive victory, the Lakers embarrassed the Jazz as they led by as many as 38 points Tuesday at Staples Center.

The Jazz, whose 29-point loss tied the largest margin of defeat this season, now heads back home having gone 0-for-5 on their road trip and losing by an average of 15.8 points. The last time the Jazz have lost five straight was from Dec 4-14, 2007 when they had a six-game losing streak. Big picture, this sizeable defeat continues to show the Lakers (33-13) dominance over the Jazz (27-18), who have now lost 17 straight (including postseason) at Staples Center.

The Lakers, who tied the season series 1-1, were led by Kobe Bryant's game-high 21 points. Pau Gasol chipped in with 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Lamar Odom added 17 points on 7-for-8 shooting.

For the Jazz, Deron Williams had a team-high 17 points, eight assists and five turnovers. C.J. Miles, who got the start over Gordon Hayward, got off to a quick start, scoring the team's first seven points en route to his 14 points.

QUOTABLE: "I'm not exactly sure...I don't think we've won a quarter in the last three games. That's not a good sign."
-- Utah coach Jerry Sloan on what the team needs to do to get out of its funk.

THE STAT: 17 -- The Lakers largest lead in the first quarter.

TURNING POINT: Utah forward Paul Millsap drilled a jumper at the 5:40 mark to trim the Lakers lead to 14-13, prompting Lakers coach Phil Jackson to call a timeout. The Lakers then rattled off an 18-5 run.

HOT: Bryant finished the game with 21 points on 7-for-11 shooting. He made 7-for-8 from the free-throw line. He also had six assists in 26 minutes of play.

NOT: Jazz guard Raja Bell missed all four of his 3-pointers and was 1-for-7 shooting overall. He finished with two points, two assists, four fouls and a technical in 21 minutes.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Lakers center Andrew Bynum recorded the only double-double of the game, tallying 19 points and 11 rebounds in 27 minutes. He was 6-for-9 shooting and 7-for-8 from the line. Bynum also had three blocks.

QUOTABLE II: "I said last week that he's 90-95 percent somewhere of where he wants to be. His conditioning is pretty good now. [Now] it's just that little pop that he has (to get) in his legs to get up and get it through a crowd."
-- Jackson on the improvement of Bynum since he returned from offseason knee surgery.

NOTABLE: The Lakers 66-38 lead at halftime was their largest lead of the game. ... The Lakers recorded a season-high 34 assists and shot 62 percent from the field. ... The Lakers shot 72.2 percent in the first quarter en route to a 37-22 first quarter advantage, which tied the most points scored in an opening period this season. ... Utah forward Al Jefferson didn't score his first point in the game until the 1:52 mark of the second quarter. Jefferson finished with 10 points and nine rebounds.

UP NEXT: For the Lakers, Friday vs. Sacramento, Sunday vs. Boston, Tuesday vs. Houston. For the Jazz, Wednesday vs. San Antonio, Friday vs. Minnesota, Sunday @ Golden State.

• Jazz: Fesenko
• Lakers: Barnes, Ratliff

• Jazz: Bell, Corbin, Williams
• Lakers: --

• Lead Changes: 0
• Times Tied: 0

• Arena: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Officials: #29 Steve Javie, #56 Mark Ayotte, #70 Brent Barnaky
• Attendance: 18997
• Duration: 2:07

Utah Jazz (27-18)		Los Angeles Lakers (33-13)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Bynum vs Jefferson (Williams gains possession)
Miles Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	11:41
	11:17 [LAL 3-0]	Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)
Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed	10:56
	10:54	Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:45 [LAL 5-0]	Gasol Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bryant (2 AST)
Millsap Jump Shot: Missed	10:28
	10:26	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:17	Bryant Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)
Miles Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	10:11 [UTA 2-5]
	09:50	Bynum Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jefferson (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	09:49
Corbin Technical	09:49
	09:49 [LAL 6-2]	Bryant Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
Bell 3pt Shot: Missed	09:38
	09:36	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:28 [LAL 8-2]	Bryant Turnaround Bank shot: Made (3 PTS)
Bell Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:28
	09:28	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:27
Miles Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (1 BLK)	09:10
	09:09	Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:04	Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Miles (1 ST)
	09:00	Artest Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Miles Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	09:00 [UTA 3-8]
Miles Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	09:00 [UTA 4-8]
	08:38	Bynum Hook Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:37
Miles 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Millsap (1 AST)	08:22 [UTA 7-8]
	07:56 [LAL 10-7]	Bynum Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	07:39
	07:38	Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:24 [LAL 12-7]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Artest (1 AST)
Bell 3pt Shot: Missed	07:10
Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:08
Jefferson Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (2 BLK)	07:07
Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:05
Millsap Layup Shot: Missed	07:04
Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	07:03
Bell Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Millsap (2 AST)	06:59 [UTA 9-12]
	06:47	Fisher Jump Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:46
	06:39	Gasol Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	06:39 [UTA 10-12]
Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	06:39 [UTA 11-12]
Jefferson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:30
	06:30 [LAL 13-11]	Fisher Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	06:30 [LAL 14-11]	Fisher Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Miles Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Artest (1 ST)	06:14
	05:55	Gasol Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	05:54
Miles 3pt Shot: Missed	05:47
Millsap Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	05:46
Millsap Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)	05:40 [UTA 13-14]
	05:37	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:19 [LAL 17-13]	Artest 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)
Jefferson Hook Shot: Missed	04:57
	04:56	Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Jefferson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:47
	04:47 [LAL 18-13]	Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Okur	04:47
	04:47	Gasol Substitution replaced by Odom
	04:47 [LAL 19-13]	Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Artest (2 ST)	04:31
Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:27
	04:27 [LAL 20-13]	Artest Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	04:27 [LAL 21-13]	Artest Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Bell (1 AST)	04:13 [UTA 16-21]
	03:52 [LAL 23-16]	Bynum Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Bryant (1 ST)	03:40
	03:36 [LAL 25-16]	Bryant Driving Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Millsap Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Fisher (1 ST)	03:16
	03:10 [LAL 27-16]	Odom Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bryant (3 AST)
Bell Jump Shot: Missed	02:55
	02:53	Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:41
Miles Substitution replaced by Kirilenko	02:41
	02:41	Fisher Substitution replaced by Blake
	02:41	Artest Substitution replaced by Brown
	02:41	Bynum Substitution replaced by Gasol
	02:36 [LAL 29-16]	Odom Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Blake (1 AST)
Millsap Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Kirilenko (1 AST)	02:21 [UTA 18-29]
	02:06	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	02:04	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Okur Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:51
	01:51	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:51	Team Rebound
	01:51	Bryant Substitution replaced by Walton
	01:51 [LAL 30-18]	Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Bell 3pt Shot: Missed	01:34
	01:33	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:17 [LAL 32-18]	Brown Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	00:58.8
	00:56.9	Walton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:51.0 [LAL 34-18]	Brown Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Blake (2 AST)
Millsap Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)	00:30.9 [UTA 20-34]
	00:10.2 [LAL 37-20]	Odom 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Brown (1 AST)
	00:05.2	Blake Foul : Personal Take (1 PF)
Bell Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Millsap Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)	00:00.1
Millsap Tip Shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:00.1 [UTA 22-37]
End of 1st Quarter
Utah Jazz (27-18)		Los Angeles Lakers (33-13)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:44	Gasol Hook Shot: Missed Block: Okur (1 BLK)
Kirilenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:42
Okur Jump Shot: Missed	11:32
Kirilenko Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:30
Kirilenko Tip Shot: Missed	11:30
Kirilenko Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	11:30
	11:30	Jump Ball Blake vs Kirilenko (Brown gains possession)
Kirilenko Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Blake (1 ST)	11:30
	11:17	Brown Jump Shot: Missed
Okur Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:16
Kirilenko Layup Shot: Missed	11:05
	11:04	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:58 [LAL 39-22]	Gasol Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Walton (1 AST)
Watson Jump Shot: Missed	10:29
	10:28	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:14 [LAL 41-22]	Brown Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Blake (3 AST)
	10:02	Walton Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Watson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Gasol (1 ST)	09:46
	09:32 [LAL 43-22]	Gasol Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Blake (4 AST)
Kirilenko Running Layup Shot: Missed	09:10
	09:09	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:59	Gasol Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Okur (1 ST)
Okur 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Watson (1 AST)	08:49 [UTA 25-43]
Okur Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:22
	08:22
Okur Substitution replaced by Williams	08:22
Hayward Substitution replaced by Miles	08:22
Watson Substitution replaced by Jefferson	08:22
	08:22	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:22	Team Rebound
	08:22 [LAL 44-25]	Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Miles Floating Jump shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Price (1 AST)	08:10 [UTA 27-44]
	07:44	Brown Jump Shot: Missed
Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:43
Price 3pt Shot: Missed	07:32
	07:30	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:13	Brown 3pt Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	07:12
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	06:58
Price Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:56
Miles 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)	06:47 [UTA 30-44]
	06:30 [LAL 46-30]	Odom Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Walton (2 AST)
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	06:16
	06:16	Gasol Substitution replaced by Bynum
	06:03 [LAL 49-30]	Blake 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)
Kirilenko Jump Shot: Missed	05:49
	05:48	Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:27 [LAL 51-30]	Blake Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Walton (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:18
	05:18	Blake Substitution replaced by Fisher
	05:18	Brown Substitution replaced by Artest
	05:18	Walton Substitution replaced by Bryant
Price Substitution replaced by Millsap	05:18
Miles Jump Shot: Missed	05:10
	05:09	Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:49 [LAL 53-30]	Bryant Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Odom (2 AST)
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	04:38 [UTA 32-53]
	04:20 [LAL 56-32]	Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Bynum (1 AST)
	04:08	Fisher Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Kirilenko Jump Shot: Missed	04:01
	04:00	Team Rebound
	03:35	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:35	Team Rebound
	03:35	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Miles Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	03:27
Miles Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	03:27
	03:14 [LAL 58-32]	Bynum Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Odom (3 AST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	02:51
	02:50	Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	02:42	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
Kirilenko Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:41
Williams Fade Away Bank shot: Missed	02:33
	02:31	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	02:22 [LAL 60-32]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Odom (4 AST)
Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed	02:09
	02:08	Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	02:01	Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Millsap (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	02:01
	02:01	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:01	Odom Substitution replaced by Gasol
Jefferson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)	01:52 [UTA 34-60]
	01:28	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:27
	01:21	Fisher Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Kirilenko Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	01:21 [UTA 35-60]
	01:21	Fisher Substitution replaced by Brown
Kirilenko Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	01:21 [UTA 36-60]
	01:01 [LAL 62-36]	Gasol Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Bryant (4 AST)
Kirilenko Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)	00:51.7 [UTA 38-62]
Miles Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:40.3
	00:40.3 [LAL 63-38]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	00:40.3 [LAL 64-38]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Millsap Jump Shot: Missed	00:30.9
	00:28.9	Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
Miles Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:13.1
	00:13.1 [LAL 65-38]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
Miles Substitution replaced by Hayward	00:13.1
	00:13.1	Bynum Substitution replaced by Ebanks
	00:13.1 [LAL 66-38]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Kirilenko Jump Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)	00:03.9
	00:02.6	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:00.5	Ebanks 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Utah Jazz (27-18)		Los Angeles Lakers (33-13)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:47 [LAL 68-38]	Bynum Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Gasol (2 AST)
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Bryant (2 ST)	11:34
	11:23	Bynum Jump Shot: Missed
	11:22	Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	11:22 [LAL 70-38]	Bynum Tip Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Bell Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	11:09
Bell Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	11:09
	10:54	Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Williams (2 ST)
Miles Driving Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Williams (7 AST)	10:49 [UTA 40-70]
	10:33	Gasol Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
Williams Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (1 AST)	10:23 [UTA 42-70]
	10:11 [LAL 72-42]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)
	09:58	Bryant Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:58
Team Rebound	09:58
Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	09:58 [UTA 43-72]
	09:34	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed Block: Jefferson (2 BLK)
	09:34	Team Rebound
	09:34	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	09:25	Bynum Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Jefferson Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Miles (1 AST)	09:09 [UTA 45-72]
	08:48	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	08:47
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO)	08:38
	08:24 [LAL 74-45]	Gasol Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Bryant (5 AST)
Bell 3pt Shot: Missed	08:05
	08:05	Team Rebound
	07:52	Bynum Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Miles (2 ST)
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Miles (2 AST)	07:48 [UTA 47-74]
	07:48	Bryant Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	07:48
	07:47	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	07:31 [LAL 76-47]	Artest Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Gasol (3 AST)
Millsap Jump Shot: Missed	07:19
	07:18	Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
Bell Foul : Personal (3 PF)	07:10
	07:04	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:03
Jefferson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bell (2 AST)	06:53 [UTA 49-76]
Williams Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:40
Williams Technical	06:40
	06:40 [LAL 77-49]	Bryant Free Throw Technical (18 PTS)
Williams Foul : Personal (3 PF)	06:32
	06:19 [LAL 79-49]	Bryant Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Gasol (4 AST)
Millsap Layup Shot: Missed	05:59
Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	05:57
Jefferson Tip Shot: Made (8 PTS)	05:57 [UTA 51-79]
	05:38 [LAL 81-51]	Gasol Reverse Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Fisher (2 AST)
Miles Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Artest (3 ST)	05:25
Millsap Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:20
	05:20	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:11 [LAL 83-51]	Gasol Hook Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Artest (2 AST)
Williams Step Back Jump shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Miles (3 AST)	04:46 [UTA 53-83]
	04:28	Bynum Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Miles (3 ST)
Williams Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Miles (4 AST)	04:23 [UTA 55-83]
	03:59 [LAL 85-55]	Gasol Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Bryant (6 AST)
Millsap Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (3 BLK)	03:38
Jefferson Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	03:36
Jefferson Tip Shot: Missed	03:36
	03:35	Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:32	Bynum Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	03:32	Bynum Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
	03:32	Gasol Substitution replaced by Odom
Miles Jump Shot: Missed	03:18
	03:17	Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
Bell Foul : Personal (4 PF)	03:16
	03:16 [LAL 86-55]	Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
Bell Technical	03:16
Bell Substitution replaced by Kirilenko	03:16
	03:16 [LAL 87-55]	Bryant Free Throw Technical (21 PTS)
	03:16 [LAL 88-55]	Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Miles Floating Jump shot: Missed	02:54
Kirilenko Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	02:53
Kirilenko Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	02:51 [UTA 57-88]
	02:36	Odom 3pt Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	02:35
Miles 3pt Shot: Missed	02:21
Miles Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:20
Williams Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Miles (5 AST)	02:14 [UTA 59-88]
Jefferson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:55
Team Timeout : Regular	01:55
	01:55	Artest Substitution replaced by Brown
	01:55	Fisher Substitution replaced by Blake
Millsap Substitution replaced by Elson	01:55
	01:55	Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:55	Team Rebound
	01:55 [LAL 89-59]	Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)	01:42 [UTA 61-89]
Miles Foul : Personal (4 PF)	01:22
	01:22 [LAL 90-61]	Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
Miles Substitution replaced by Hayward	01:22
	01:22	Bryant Substitution replaced by Walton
	01:22 [LAL 91-61]	Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed	01:11
	01:10	Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)
	00:48.0 [LAL 93-61]	Bynum Hook Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Brown (2 AST)
Hayward Jump Shot: Missed	00:29.9
Jefferson Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	00:27.2
Jefferson Tip Shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:27.2 [UTA 63-93]
	00:07.9	Brown Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Kirilenko (1 ST)
Hayward Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (8 AST)	00:03.8 [UTA 65-93]
	00:01.4	Blake 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
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Okur Jump Shot: Missed	11:35
	11:34	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	11:32	Odom Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Kirilenko 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Hayward (1 AST)	11:27 [UTA 68-93]
	11:11 [LAL 96-68]	Odom 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Gasol (5 AST)
	11:00	Walton Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Hayward Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Blake (2 ST)	10:54
	10:38 [LAL 98-68]	Odom Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Kirilenko 3pt Shot: Missed	10:15
	10:14	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	09:58 [LAL 100-68]	Walton Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brown (3 AST)
Hayward 3pt Shot: Missed	09:33
	09:31	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	09:26 [LAL 102-68]	Odom Running Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Elson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:26
	09:26 [LAL 103-68]	Odom Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
Okur Jump Shot: Missed	09:08
	09:07	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	09:01 [LAL 106-68]	Walton 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Brown (4 AST)
Elson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Okur (1 AST)	08:37 [UTA 70-106]
	08:21	Gasol Hook Shot: Missed
	08:18	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	08:18 [LAL 108-70]	Gasol Hook Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Watson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Blake (3 ST)	08:02
	07:57	Brown Dunk Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:57
	07:57
Okur Substitution replaced by Evans	07:57
	07:57	Gasol Substitution replaced by Caracter
	07:57	Odom Substitution replaced by Ebanks
Evans Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Watson (2 AST)	07:47 [UTA 72-108]
	07:27 [LAL 110-72]	Walton Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Watson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Hayward (2 AST)	07:02 [UTA 75-110]
	06:42	Blake Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Hayward (1 ST)
Hayward Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:38 [UTA 77-110]
	06:16	Ebanks Jump Shot: Missed
Watson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:16
	06:16	Blake Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Kirilenko Substitution replaced by Price	06:16
Watson Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	06:04
Watson Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	06:04
	05:54	Caracter Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	05:54	Caracter Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	05:54	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:40	Ebanks Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Price Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	05:40 [UTA 78-110]
Price Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	05:40 [UTA 79-110]
	05:25 [LAL 112-79]	Walton Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Caracter (1 AST)
Evans Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Caracter (1 BLK)	05:14
Elson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	05:13
	05:13	Caracter Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Elson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	05:13 [UTA 80-112]
Elson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:13
Price Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	05:12
Price Jump Shot: Missed	04:59
	04:58	Caracter Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:40	Walton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Elson (1 ST)
	04:32	Brown Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Hayward Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:32
Team Rebound	04:32
	04:32	Walton Substitution replaced by Smith
Hayward Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	04:32 [UTA 81-112]
	04:20	Blake Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Hayward (2 ST)
	04:16	Brown Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Price Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	04:16 [UTA 82-112]
Price Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	04:16 [UTA 83-112]
	04:01	Blake Jump Shot: Missed
	04:01	Ebanks Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:59	Jump Ball Ebanks vs Elson (Evans gains possession)
	03:59	Ebanks Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Evans (1 ST)
Evans Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Watson (3 AST)	03:47 [UTA 85-112]
	03:35	Brown Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
Evans Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Watson (4 AST)	03:21 [UTA 87-112]
	02:55	Brown Jump Shot: Missed
Hayward Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:54
Hayward Layup Shot: Missed	02:48
	02:46	Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Elson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:42
Team Timeout : Regular	02:42
	02:42 [LAL 113-87]	Ebanks Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	02:42 [LAL 114-87]	Ebanks Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Evans Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Price (2 AST)	02:18 [UTA 89-114]
	01:58	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Price Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	01:57
Watson Jump Shot: Missed	01:51
Watson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:48
Watson Jump Bank Shot: Missed	01:47
	01:45	Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:38 [LAL 117-89]	Ebanks 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Brown (5 AST)
Evans Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Price (3 AST)	01:27 [UTA 91-117]
Price Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:11
	01:00	Brown 3pt Shot: Missed
Hayward Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:59.7
Price Jump Shot: Missed	00:48.9
	00:46.9	Caracter Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Evans Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:41.1
	00:41.1	Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:41.1	Team Rebound
	00:41.1 [LAL 118-91]	Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Price Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Ebanks (1 ST)	00:19.9
	00:16.3 [LAL 120-91]	Brown Driving Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Ebanks (1 AST)
Watson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Brown (1 BLK)	00:07.9
	00:05.6	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
End of 4th Quarter

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