2009 NBA Playoffs: First Round, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz, Series Preview
Information about games of the L.A. Lakers vs. Utah Jazz series in the 2009 NBA Playoffs, with score, recap, pictures, stats, highlights, quotes and Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol performance.
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NBA Playoffs 2009 - First Round - Series PreviewLos Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz |
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The Lakers are the number 1 seed in the Western Conference and have the second best record in the league which gives them home-court advantage in the West and also if they make it back to the Finals against any other team than than the Cavaliers, owners of the best record. The Lakers will play against the Utah Jazz in the first round of the 2009 NBA Playoffs: The Lakers won their final season game against the Jazz sentencing Utah to the 8th seed and first-round meeting between the two old rivals. The Jazz are supposed to be just the first step of the ladder. In the regular season the Lakers won 2 out of 3 games against Utah and one of them was the season finale. The Lakers got an easy 125-112 win and Phil Jackson gave his starters many minutes of rest. The Lakers will also have a chance to improve their playoff record against the Jazz, which is one of the 3 negative head-to-head records in that category for L.A. at 9-13 (the others: Celtics and Bucks). |