Lakers 111, Jazz 104
Lakers lead series, 3-2
• Jazz stay close but can never manage to take the lead
• Lakers' big three — Bryant, Odom, Gasol — each score 20-plus to carry load at different times
• Utah gives L.A. too many chances with early turnovers (14 in first half), FT opportunities (42-28)
X factor
His late buckets clinched it for L.A. He scored 21, had eight assists, six offensive boards and four blocks.