Kirilenko comes up big in OT, Jazz even series with Lakers 2-2
Andrei Kirilenko blocked Kobe Bryant twice in overtime and converted a three-point play with 35 seconds remaining as the Jazz beat the Lakers 123-115 on Sunday, tying the Western Conference semifinals at 2-2.

Lakers space out as Jazz play a winning tune - The Orange County Register, Calif.

SALT LAKE CITY - The backdrop was Derek Fisher coming back to the same court where exactly one year ago he finished off what he has described as "life in a day," starting with his infant daughter's cancer surgery in New York and ending with his clutch performance to help the homestanding Utah Jazz to a second-round playoff victory.

Lakers report: Getting inside
The Lakers' belief that they are the best passing team in the NBA has been shaken in two recent losses in Utah

Lakers report: Notes, quotes
--The Lakers were 6-0 in the playoffs -- when every other playoff team had lost at least twice -- but proceeded to lose their next two games to Utah.

Lakers report: Roster
ROTATION
Starters -- Point guard Derek Fisher, Shooting guard Kobe Bryant, Small forward Vladimir Radmanovic, Power forward Lamar Odom, Center Pau Gasol

Lakers survive drama-filled journey to this point - The Orange County Register, Calif.

LOS ANGELES - There will be a team in their future that can guard the Lakers, maybe, but not for a week or two.

Will a Lakers-Jazz series play to a different tune in Utah? - The Orange County Register, Calif.

LOS ANGELES - Two home games, two home victories and suddenly it's like we've been watching Serena Williams instead of Deron Williams, watching lobs but not alley-oops.

Sore back giving MVP Bryant problems
Kobe Bryant met the media Monday with a new companion -- an electronic stimulating device hooked up to his sore lower back.

Lakers forward Turiaf ejected for flagrant foul
Lakers forward Ronny Turiaf was ejected early in the second quarter of Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Jazz on Sunday for a flagrant foul.

One year ago, Kobe Bryant asked to be traded from the Lakers. What a difference a year makes, as the superstar now appears fully content to remain a Laker until he retires. "Yeah, I am, absolutely," Bryant said in a comment printed in the Rocky Mountain News. "I've always wanted to be here. But I just felt like I was in a position before where I didn't have a choice ... My legs aren't as young as they used to be." (updated: 04/22/2008)