SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The Utah Jazz had plenty of chances to crumble and nearly did. The Jazz held the Lakers to two field goals in overtime and went 9-for-9 from the foul line while outscoring the Lakers 15-7. Deron Williams had 29 points and 14 assists, while Carlos Boozer scored 12 of his 14 points ...
laobserved.com
The Lakers made up a 12-point deficit in the last four minutes to even make it into overtime, but the Jazz rolled to a 123-115 win in Utah. Kobe shot 13 of 33 from the floor and finished with 33 points and ten assists. The Lakers never led after going up 2-0...it was that kind of game. Ronny Turiaf was ejected in the second period for a flagrant foul. The series comes back to Staples Center Wednesday night tied 2-2. ESPN , LAT
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lakersblog.latimes.com
The playoffs are supposed to be a grind, a titanic struggle filled with dramatic highs and lows, and plenty of tension. For six games, the Lakers didn't really have that. Fair to say now, after Utah beat them 123-115 in overtime on Sunday afternoon in Salt Lake City to knot their W.C. semifinal series at two games apiece, that the playoffs have officially arrived. We've got drama ( a big comeback late in the fourth followed by a flat OT ), concern (Kobe Bryant tweaked his back in the first quarter , and played in obvious pain throughout) , and a touch of controversy ( did Kobe abandon his teammates as Utah took control in the OT , or was it the other way around?
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redsarmy.wordpress.com
We'll wait until tomorrow night's game to talk further about the Celtics road woes in the playoffs… but I hope that the rest of the playoffs make people realize that winning playoff games in someone else's house is hard.
Exhibit A: Utah's 123-115 game 4 win . (Holy crap… 123 points. Nice D, Lakers). Now that series is tied at 2.
Exhibit B: After 2 blowouts at New Orleans… and everyone writing the Spurs off (again)… The Spurs are currently smoking New Orleans to tie up the series.
We live in a world where Stephen A.
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williegalang.com
A quick recap of the ongoing NBA Playoffs semifinal match-ups before anything else: In the Eastern Conference, the Detroit Pistons lead the Orlando Magic , 3-1, while the Boston Celtics are up 2-1 against the Cleveland Cavaliers . In the Western Conference, the defending champions San Antonio Spurs leveled its series against the New Orleans Hornets at 2-2, while the Utah Jazz also tied their semifinal versus the Los Angeles Lakers at 2-2.
I'm impressed with how the Jazz managed to string two straight victories over the powerhouse Lakers.
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