GAME 4 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND

LAKERS

MIN

FGM-A

FTM-A

OR-T

AST

PF

PTS

BARRY STAVRO’S COMMENT

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Ariza

27

2-5

0-0

0-4

2

4

5

Kirilenko put him in early foul trouble, then ankle injury cut his minutes.

Odom

41

4-10

2-5

2-15

6

2

10

Played Bynum’s role: altered shots in paint, 2 blocks and hit the boards.

Gasol

40

4-8

5-7

2-10

1

3

13

Even Korver boxed him out early; but he got 7 boards in second half.

Fisher

28

4-8

3-4

0-1

4

5

12

Only starter other than Kobe who could score in the first half.

Bryant

39

16-24

5-5

0-6

1

2

38

His shots looked like gimmes, regardless of the distance.

Bynum

6

1-2

0-0

0-1

0

2

2

In limited minutes had trouble getting position down low.

Walton

18

3-6

2-2

3-5

3

2

9

Led the bench mob in second-quarter charge; pesky D with 3 steals.

Vujacic

17

3-9

0-0

0-3

1

1

9

Made some threes and helped in the critical second quarter.

Brown

19

3-5

3-5

1-1

1

3

10

Played with great confidence; had two power drives to the hoop.

Powell

0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

Need a stopwatch to track his appearance.

Farmar

Did not play; is his career arc the same as Smush Parker’s?

Mbenga

Did not play.

TOTALS

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40-77

20-28

8-46

19

24

108

Shooting: Field goals, 51.9%; free throws, 71.4%. Three-point goals: 8-19 (Vujacic 3-8, Brown 1-1, Walton 1-1, Bryant 1-2, Ariza 1-3, Fisher 1-4). Team rebounds: 9. Team turnovers: 15 (19 PTS). Blocked shots: 3 (Odom 2, Gasol). Turnovers: 14 (Gasol 4, Bryant 3, Bynum 2, Walton 2, Ariza, Brown, Odom). Steals: 11 (Walton 3, Ariza 2, Brown 2, Bryant 2, Fisher, Odom). Technical Fouls: None.

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UTAH

MIN

FGM-A

FTM-A

OR-T

AST

PF

PTS

BARRY STAVRO’S COMMENT

Kirilenko

35

7-15

1-4

2-4

2

1

15

His offense didn’t kick in till the third quarter, when it was too late.

Boozer

41

7-13

9-12

1-16

5

3

23

Aggressive going to the rim on both ends; outplayed Gasol again.

Okur

13

0-3

0-0

1-2

2

2

0

Shot was rusty, then he looked gun shy.

Williams

45

6-14

9-9

1-5

13

4

23

The marathon man finally ran out of gas in the second half.

Brewer

30

4-8

1-2

1-2

2

2

9

Kobe will be in his nightmares.

Millsap

25

4-8

0-3

3-5

0

3

8

Not the rebounding force as in Game 3.

Korver

27

4-7

2-2

0-2

3

1

12

One of few the Jazz to light it up in the second half.

Harpring

9

2-5

0-0

2-3

0

1

4

Didn’t provide the same spark off the bench.

Knight

2

0-2

0-0

0-0

0

2

0

Sour effort: 2 minutes, 2 personal fouls, 2 missed shots.

Miles

8

0-2

0-0

0-0

0

1

0

One athletic block on Vujacic, but provided nothing on offense.

Collins

Did not play.

Price

Did not play.

TOTALS

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34-77

22-32

11-39

27

20

94

Shooting: Field goals, 44.2%; free throws, 68.8%. Three-point goals: 4-10 (Korver 2-4, Williams 2-4, Kirilenko 0-1, Okur 0-1). Team rebounds: 4. Team turnovers: 13 (14 PTS). Blocked shots: 4 (Boozer, Harpring, Kirilenko, Miles). Turnovers: 13 (Boozer 5, Williams 3, Brewer 2, Harpring 2, Kirilenko). Steals: 12 (Boozer 3, Kirilenko 3, Brewer 2, Williams 2, Harpring, Korver). Technical Fouls: None.