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NBA notebook: Utah closes to 2-1 in series with win

Saturday, May 10, 2008 3:21 AM



From wire reports

Carlos Boozer broke out of his slump with 27 points and tied his career playoff high with 20 rebounds, leading the Utah Jazz to a 104-99 victory over Los Angeles last night, cutting the Lakers' lead in the Western Conference semifinal series to 2-1.
It was the Lakers' first loss this postseason.
Utah's victory, meanwhile, made home teams 11-0 in the four conference semifinal series.
Deron Williams had 18 points and 12 assists for Utah, which atoned for two miserable games in Los Angeles by taking the lead early in the second quarter and holding it the rest of the way.

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Farmar is having a bad series, I figure it happens, the thing that really bothers me about this series is we're not boxing out for rebounds at all, we're just letting them go to the basket and get second and third chances. I could bitch about the officials, but it's not worth it, home court is what it is, you get advantages on your home court and you have to deal.
 
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ESPN - Injured back won't keep Lakers' Bryant out of lineup for Game 5 - NBA
ESPN.com said:
Injured back won't keep Lakers' Bryant out of lineup for Game 5

Kobe Bryant said the back injury that sent him to the locker room, dropped him to his knees and had him wincing in pain throughout the Lakers' loss to Utah in Game 4 won't keep him out of Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night.

"I'll play," Bryant said. "I can't imagine it being worse than what it was [Sunday] night."

Bryant shot 13-for-33 in Game 4, making only 2 of 13 shots in the fourth quarter and overtime. He wrenched his back on a jump shot in the first quarter and it clearly bothered him throughout the game. At one point he was so landlocked that Utah's Andrei Kirilenko merely had to stand on his tiptoes and reach from behind to block Bryant's shot. His treatment has included electrical stimulation, ice, heat, massage and stretching.

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crazybuckfan40;1162096; said:
Which Boozer shows up for game 5???
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I am more curious about which Fisher, the one who gets 2 penalties in the first two minutes, or the one who actually stays in the game and guards Williams. That will be huge if he stays out of trouble, since we won't have to keep people helping Farmar all night.
 
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OCBucksFan;1162125; said:
I am more curious about which Fisher, the one who gets 2 penalties in the first two minutes, or the one who actually stays in the game and guards Williams. That will be huge if he stays out of trouble, since we won't have to keep people helping Farmar all night.
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Yeah but I think the Lakers can win at home with a struggling Fisher...Utah can't win on the road with a struggling Boozer...
 
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OCBucksFan;1162125; said:
I am more curious about which Fisher, the one who gets 2 penalties in the first two minutes, or the one who actually stays in the game and guards Williams. That will be huge if he stays out of trouble, since we won't have to keep people helping Farmar all night.
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I blame his pentalties on the umpire.
 
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