Mattie T’s 2nd round NBA Playoffs Preview: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on May 2, 2010
Season-series recap:
December 9th, 2009@Los Angeles:
Kobe Bryant starred with 27 points, 8 assists & 6 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers used a big 2nd half to blow out the Utah Jazz 101-77.
Pau Gasol added a double-double with 19 points & 12 rebounds, as the Lakers shot 46.2% for the game.
Deron Williams led Utah with 17 points & 8 assists, as the Jazz were outscored 53-25 in the 2nd half.
December 12th, 2009@Utah:
Deron Williams had 21 points & 11 assists, as the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 102-94.
Wesley Matthews & Ronnie Brewer also scored 19 points apiece for Utah, who shot 51.5% for the game.
Pau Gasol led Los Angeles with 16 points, 20 rebounds & 5 assists as they had to play with an ailing Kobe Bryant, who also scored 16 on just 7-of-24 shooting.
February 10th, 2010@Utah:
Lamar Odom scored 25 points & 19 rebounds, as the Los Angeles beat the Utah Jazz 96-81 without both Kobe Bryant & Andrew Bynum.
Pau Gasol added 22 points & 19 rebounds, as the Lakers shot 46.8% for the game.
Andrei Kirilenko led Utah with 17 points & 5 rebounds, while Wesley Matthews added 13 off the bench.
April 2nd, 2010@Los Angeles:
Lamar Odom starred with 26 points & 10 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 106-92 without the services of starting center Andrew Bynum.
Kobe Bryant added 25 despite shooting just 5-of-23 from the field.
Deron Williams & Carlos Boozer each scored 20 points apiece for Utah, who connected on just 4-of-15 (26.7%) of their three-point attempts.
Mattie T’s Prediction: Lakers in 5.
