Basketball: Bryant helps Lakers take 2-0 lead over Jazz

Haveeru Daily
Apr 22, 2009 - 12:00

LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, Pau Gasol added 22 in a 119-109 win over the Utah Jazz, giving Los Angeles a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven first-round Western Conference playoff series.

Lamar Odum added 19 coming in off the bench and Lakers' coach Phil Jackson notched his 195th career playoff win on Tuesday, the most of any coach in National Basketball Association history.

Deron Williams scored a career playoff-high 35 points and Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Jazz, who head home for game three on Thursday. They again played without injured centre Mehmet Okur.

Utah lost its 11th in a row at Staples Center, including playoff games. - AFP

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