Lakers-Jazz: Quarter By Quarter Breakdown for Game Two

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A quick note on Game One:  Our big three stepped up when it mattered most in the fourth quarter.

• Kobe Bryant — 7 pts, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 2 tos, on 3-5 from the field.
• Pau Gasol — 8 pts, 2 reb, 1 blk, on 2-4 shooting, and drew three fouls on the Jazz.
• Lamar Odom — 4 pts, 4 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk on 2-3 shooting.

They combined for 19 of the 27 points to go along with eight rebounds on 58 percent from the field.

The Lakers have now beat the Utah Jazz 11 straight times in the Staples Center. Utah is 28-82 all-time on the road in the playoffs. They were 15-26 on the road during the regular season; 2-19 vs teams with an above .500 record.

Does any of that matter? Some say you throw all those things out because the playoffs are a different animal. I think think it matters to a certain extent.

Winning on the road in the playoffs is a combination of talent, first and foremost, perseverance, and mental fortitude. I think without Mehmet Okur—one of their top three players—it had to play into their minds a little, whether they could steal one in LA.

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