Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz - 2008 NBA Playoffs Second Round

[Shame About Ray]

After sweeping the Denver Nuggets, MVP candidate Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz.

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The Lakers barely even broke a sweat in their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets. The Utah Jazz sent T-Mac and the Rockets home after six games and now look to take on the Western Conference leaders. The Lakers won three of the four meetings between these two clubs during the regular season. Each game played between these two teams was a high scoring affair. The Lakers looked amazing against the Nuggets while the Jazz seemed to struggle at times containing T-Mac and the Rockets. Utah plays significantly more defense than the Nuggets do but unlike the Rockets, the Lakers combine outside scoring with a legitimate inside presence in Pau Gasol; they also have the best player in the world in Kobe Bryant. Locksmith, you were dead on about the Jazz in six games against the Rockets, and you had the Lakers in six games against the Nuggets. What’s your take on this one?

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