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Kobe Bryant - Team Highlights Game 4 Semis HD Utah 123, L.A. Lakers 115
SALT LAKE CITY, May 11 (AP) -- The Utah Jazz had plenty of chances to (More) Utah 123, L.A. Lakers 115
SALT LAKE CITY, May 11 (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 Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. Instead of wilting, Utah played its toughest defense of the playoffs and pulled out a 123-115 victory on Sunday, tying the Western Conference semifinals 2-2.
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.
"We never have any doubts in our confidence,'' said Utah's Andrei Kirilenko, who blocked Bryant twice in overtime and converted a three-point play with 35 seconds remaining to help the Jazz pull away.
After opening the series with two losses in Los Angeles, the Jazz came home and answered with two wins to make it a best-of-three series, starting Wednesday at the Staples Center. Game 6 will be Friday back in Salt Lake City, where the Jazz are 4-1 in the playoffs.
Deron Williams had 29 points and 14 assists, while Carlos Boozer scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half and grabbed 12 rebounds. Mehmet Okur added 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Kirilenko finished with 15 points and five blocks - stuffing Bryant twice as the Lakers tried to rally in overtime.
Bryant, who said he was fighting back spasms from early in the first quarter, finished with 33 points and 10 assists.
"No excuses for me. (Kirilenko) did a great job,'' Bryant said. "They did a terrific job. They did big plays when they needed to.''
And Los Angeles helped by sending the Jazz to the foul line 20 more times than the Lakers, who made it worse by missing 11 of 25 foul shots.
Lamar Odom had 26 points and 13 rebounds, and Pau Gasol scored 23 and pulled down 10 boards for the Lakers. Derek Fisher finished with 15 points, scoring 10 straight as the Lakers rallied in the fourth, but had no assists and got in early foul trouble.
Lakers coach Phil Jackson said the Lakers were depending too much on Bryant.
"I still thought he went to the basket hard at the end,'' Jackson said. "He was still able to get to the basket and do what he wanted to do. He was out there to make plays.''
Utah was 40-for-76 (53 percent) and had a huge advantage at the foul line, making 37 of 45 free throws. The Jazz reserves also dominated the Lakers' bench, outscoring them 39-16.
"Our bench stepped up and provided with a lot of scoring and a lot of energy. We need to take that to L.A.,'' Williams said. "We're confident now but we still need to prove we can win on the road.''
Williams had a chance to win it at the end of regulation but was blocked by Fisher, his teammate a year ago. But the Lakers' momentum stopped there as the Jazz regained their composure.
"Everybody here's been in overtime games. It's just another five minutes added to the clock,'' Williams said.
The Lakers struggled in the extra period and didn't score until a layup by Bryant with 1:10 remaining cut Utah's lead to 112-110. Los Angeles almost forced the Jazz into a shot clock violation before Kyle Korver got off a shot from the corner just in time. The ball bounced off the rim right to Okur, who passed it back outside to Williams, and Utah was able to burn some time before Williams slipped a pass to Kirilenko, who dunked it while getting fouled by Lamar Odom.
Kirilenko made the free throw to put Utah up by five and the Jazz hit the rest of their free throws to clinch it.
Utah backup guard Ronnie Price also had a big game, despite finishing with four points and two assists. Price had to get four stitches for a cut over his right eye after he was flagrantly fouled early in the second quarter by Ronny Turiaf, who was ejected.
Turiaf came down hard with his left arm and Price went straight down and his head bounced on the court. Price leaped right up as his teammates swarmed the officials and pushed for the flagrant call. He got stitches in the locker room and came back in the second half with one of the plays of the game.
Luke Walton had a clear path for a layup or dunk after a missed 3-pointer by Price, who caught him from behind and blocked the shot midway through the fourth to keep Utah's lead at 92-84.
"That was the play of the game,'' Boozer said. (Less)
Message from President Ford I promise I will work my hardest to get what you deserve! I gave the following editorial to the AFG (More) I promise I will work my hardest to get what you deserve! I gave the following editorial to the AFG representatives:
Behind the Closed Doors
PVSD, Home to the PV Bears, have found some students who use their voices. The students writing this letter are from PVI, a school that has some harsh conditions. 180 days of the year the teachers work, and some yell at us, while the students parents are paying $4,000+ in taxes. Some teachers are nice but some are not. Every time a teacher says, "We are working on Accelerated Math," the first thing that comes to mind is OH-NO! Accelerated Math is a program in that prints a math worksheet for you and then you scan your answers onto a computer. It's like a computer is teaching you. And if you're not caught up in math work, you lose free time. They over work us causing stress. The cafeteria monitors are tough people towards us. One time a certain student got his lunch taken away, nothing happened, at least to our knowledge. Who ever does see Mr. Storm, our principal? Patrick Finney wrote to Mr. Storm before the 2006 Holiday Seasons asking for a longer lunchtime. No return yet. Why longer lunch times? By the time you sit down from long lines, you have 10 minutes to eat. Recent studies show you should eat a full 20 minutes, and that eating fast will cause bloating, sickness, and laziness. We also need more recess, or "Wellness", because that is what makes us work more. It gets our brains in gear and kids can get more exercise. If kids can't play sports, we need a lot more "Wellness." We have the freedom to write this. We encourage other students of PVSD schools to write to the paper about their school's conditions.
Bronson F., 12
Patrick F., 12
Zabdiel V., 11
Chip C., 12
Shawn S., 11
of PVI
(Austin H. also had a part in this but dropped out due to a conflict between him and some other members)
I am sure Mr. Storm was real happy with that! (Less)
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