Mattie T’s First Round Playoff Recap: #1 Los Angeles Lakers vs. #8 Utah Jazz
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on April 28, 2009
Game 1:
113
100
Star Player of the Game: Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who scored 27 points & dished out 8 assists in 39 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Los Angeles shot 55.6% for the game.
Game 2:
119
109
Star Player of the Game: Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who scored 26 points, dished out 9 assists & grabbed 6 rebounds in 38 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Los Angeles shot 60.0% for the game & connected on 11-of-20 (55%) of their three-point attempts.
Game 3:
88
86
Star Player of the Game: Jazz guard Deron Williams, who scored 35 points & dished out 9 assists in 42 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Utah outrebounded Los Angeles 55-40 & outscored the Lakers 28-18 in the 4th quarter. (Lakers led 68-60 after 3)
Game 4:
108
94
Star Player of the Game: Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who scored 38 points & grabbed 6 rebounds in 39 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Los Angeles shot 51.9% from the field.
Game 5:
107
96
Star Player of the Game: Lakers forward Lamar Odom, who scored 26 points & grabbed 15 rebounds in 38 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Utah lost despite outscoring Los Angeles’ bench 40-12.
Congratulations to Phil Jackson’s Los Angeles Lakers, who will advance to the 2nd round for the second consecutive season.
As for Jerry Sloan’s Utah Jazz, it’s the 1st time his team has suffered a first-round exit since 2003 when the Sacramento Kings beat them in 5 games.
The Lakers will either play the Rockets or Blazers in the Western Conference Semifinals.
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