Source: CCTV.com

05-13-2008 10:09

The Utah Jazz put up some serious defense against the Lakers to beat them 123-115 victory on Sunday, tying the Western Conference semi-finals 2-2.

The Utah Jazz put up some serious defense against the Lakers to beat them 123-115 victory on Sunday, tying the Western Conference semi-finals 2-2.

Utah was 40-for-76 and had a huge advantage at the foul line, making 37 of 45 free throws. The Lakers struggled in the extra period and didn't score until this layup by Kobe Bryant with a little over a minute remaining. That cut Utah's lead to 112-110. The Lakers almost forced the Jazz into a shot-clock violation before Kyle Korver got it in from the corner just in time. The ball bounced off the rim right to Mehmet Okur, who passed it back outside to Williams, and Utah was able to burn some time before Williams slipped a pass to Kirilenko, who dunked it while getting fouled by Lamar Odom. Final score, 123-115.