Lakers Steal a 3-0 Lead Over the Jazz

The Lakers have now played the Utah Jazz in the NBA Playoffs three years in a row.  In all three years, the Lakers have won the first two games at the Staples Center.  However, they lost game three to the Jazz the last two years when the venue switched to Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City.

But this year it was different – barely.  The Lakers eked out a 111-110 victory in a closely contested game that could have gone either way.  There were no less than eight lead changes in the final two minutes.

Two things have really stood out so far in this year’s playoffs.  The Lakers have played in the two...

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