Lakers Fourth Quarter Performers

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Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, and Lamar Odom have been the most reliable so far in the playoffs.

Outside of that, there has not been much. I am hopeful that Derek Fisher can pick things up now that he does not have to defend Deron Williams all game, and if Trevor Ariza can keep up his splendid play, that will be a plus.

The playoff rotation should run eight deep. Jordan Farmar seems to be on the outside looking in (eight minutes only vs the Jazz), Andrew Bynum is still trying to find his way, Luke Walton is hurt, Shannon Brown is still new to the system, Sasha Vujacic is struggling with his shot (6-29 overall in the series), and Josh Powell is not figured to play a big role.

So, who will emerge as our crunch time performers and who will become our eight man rotation?

To end games, I think it is clear that it will be Fish, Kobe, Ariza, LO, and Pau. If Sasha can find his shot, I think he can be a key player down the stretch of games because of his pressure defense.

Now for the good stuff: I compiled all the Lakers stats during the fourth quarter of their first round series vs. the Utah Jazz, and have it displayed in a nice and neat package, just for you.

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