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| Series Recap |
| Game 1: May 4 |
 | L.A. Lakers 109, Utah 98
Kobe Bryant, celebrating the arrival of what would be his first NBA MVP award, had 38 points, six rebounds and seven assists, and the Lakers made it five straight playoff wins. --AP
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| Game 2: May 7 |
 | L.A. Lakers 120, Utah 110
Kobe Bryant had 34 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and the Lakers beat the Jazz to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals. The Lakers remain the NBA's only unbeaten team in the postseason. --AP
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| Game 3: May 9 |
 | Utah 104, L.A. Lakers 99
Carlos Boozer broke out of his slump with 27 points, leading the Utah Jazz to a victory over Los Angeles and cutting the Lakers' lead in the series to 2-1. It was the Lakers' first loss this postseason. --AP
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| Game 4: May 11 |
 | Utah 123, L.A. Lakers 115 (OT)
Andrei Kirilenko blocked Kobe Bryant twice in overtime and converted a three-point play with 35 seconds remaining as the Jazz beat the Lakers 123-115, tying the Western Conference semifinals at 2-2. --AP
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| Game 5: May 14 |
 | L.A. Lakers 111, Utah 104
Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, his teammates kept Utah at bay down the stretch, and the Lakers extended the stunning home success by NBA teams in the second round of the playoffs, beating the Jazz 111-104. --AP
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| Game 6: May 16 |
 | L.A. Lakers 108, Utah 105
Kobe Bryant scored 34 points and Los Angeles held off a furious rally by the Utah Jazz for a 108-105 victory Friday night, putting the Lakers in the Western Conference finals for the first time in four years. --AP
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| Season Series |
| L.A. Lakers win, 3-1 |
| Date |
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| Nov. 4 |
L.A. Lakers 119, Utah 109 |
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| Nov. 30 |
Utah 120, L.A. Lakers 96 |
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| Dec. 28 |
L.A. Lakers 123, Utah 109 |
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| March 20 |
L.A. Lakers 106, Utah 95 |
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Game 6: Derek Fisher of the Los Angeles Lakers tries to beat Deron Williams of the Utah Jazz on a fast break in Game 6. (Getty Images)
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Reputation:96
Level:Superstar
Since:Aug 25, 2006
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May 11, 2008 6:09 pm
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Kobe is whinning and crying again wanting to be traded to a contending team. He's also wanting a re-count on the MVP votes, since he didn't get every vote. Let's go Jazz.
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Reputation:97
Level:Superstar
Since:Dec 29, 2006
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May 17, 2008 3:08 pm
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why NO and SA's game 7 is all the way on monday?
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Reputation:91
Level:All-Star
Since:Aug 12, 2006
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May 21, 2008 12:19 am
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This is an excellent match-up for San Antonio, although it may not appear that way on paper! Most of the fans are thinking that Los Angeles is an immediate throw-back to their Magic/ Karem years. Well the disappointment is obvious and LA isn't close to their old form. The Spurs can out score LA or they can play defense with them anytime. Being from San Antonio I can tell you that the Spurs wi
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