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Lakers reach West finals, hold off Jazz (AP)




Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol (16), of Spain, and Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer (5) vie for the rebound as Jazz forward Matt Harpring grabs Gasol's arm during the fourth quarter of Game 6 of the NBA basketball Western Conference semifinal series Friday, May 16, 2008, in Salt Lake City. The Lakers beat the Jazz 108-105.

Kobe Bryant has some time to rest his back. Not that he appears to need it. Bryant scored 34 points, 12 in the fourth quarter, and Los Angeles held off a furious rally by the Utah Jazz for a 108-105 victory Friday night in Game 6, putting the Lakers in the Western Conference finals for the first time in four years.





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