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Bryant's free throw shooting helps Lakers down UtahBasketball Betting Lines02/27/2007 - Salt Lake City, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kobe Bryant scored 21 of his 35 points at the free throw line, lifting the Los Angeles Lakers over the Utah Jazz, 102-94, at EnergySolutions Arena. Smush Parker added 24 points and Lamar Odom had 19 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists for the Lakers, who have won three straight, including two road games on consecutive nights. Derek Fisher had 23 points and eight assists to lead Utah, which had a two- game win streak halted. Matt Harpring added 14 points and Carlos Boozer had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Jazz, who played without their starting point guard Deron Williams. Williams is suffering from a right wrist and groin injuries and his absence was felt down the stretch. With the game tied at 78, Parker put the Lakers ahead with a three-pointer near the six-minute mark. Then, leading 85-84, Los Angeles ran off nine straight points to take a 10-point lead. Odom scored four points during the surge, which Bryant ended with one of only seven of his field goals from the field for a 94-84 lead. Utah later drew within 97-94 after Fisher connected on a three-pointer with 20.4 seconds left, but that was as close as the Jazz could get. LA hit all six free throws down the stretch and LA escaped with the win. Andrei Kirilenko and Gordan Giricek each had 12 points for the Jazz, who trailed 25-20 after one quarter and 55-50 going into halftime. LA, though, scored just 15 third-quarter points and Utah went into the fourth tied at 70. Game Notes Bryant ended 21-of-24 at the line...LA shot 32-of-36 from the charity stripe for the game...Utah hit 18-of-26 free throws...LA has won two of the three meetings so far this season against Utah...The Jazz fell to 22-7 at home...LA improved to 13-16 at home.
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MySportsbook.com: NBA Championship Odds With the playoffs about two months away, the top two teams in the Western Conference are the clear cut leaders to win the NBA Championship. The Dallas Mavericks have the best record in the NBA (44-9) and have been absolutely scorching since the second week of the season. What makes the Mavs’ record more impressive is the fact that they dropped their first four games of the season. Currently they have won 17 out of their last 18 and are MySportsbook.com’s favorite (2-1) to win it all. Right behind the Mavs are the Pacific leading Phoenix Suns (39-13). Last season, the Suns lost in the Conference Finals to non-other then the Mavericks four games to two. Of course the Suns were without center Amare Stoudemire who has is averaging 19.9 PPG and 9.5 RPG since coming back from his knee injury. Unlike the Mavs, the Suns have struggled a bit lately having lost their last three and four out of their last seven. Of course the main reason for their three straight loses is due to the absence of two time MVP Steve Nash, who is out with a shoulder injury. Heads-up, the Mavs have beaten the Suns in both of their meetings this season. In the Eastern Conference, the Pistons (32-19) are the favorites to win it all at 6-1. The addition of Chris Webber seems to have been a good move for the Pistons. Since coming over from the 76ers, Webber has averaged 13.1 PPG and 7.3 RPG and the Pistons are 11-4. Even though the defending champion Heat are currently on the playoff making cusp, they are the Eastern Conference team that is getting the most action to win it all (9-1). The fact that Shaquille O’Neal is back in the starting lineup after missing 39 games probably has something to do with this. No doubt, Shaq makes a difference when in the lineup as their winning six out of their last seven would indicate. Just because it is the All-Star break doesn’t mean that you can’t bet on NBA hoops this weekend. Be sure to log onto MySportsbook.com to bet on who you think will cut down the nets this July. Also, be sure to check out all of the lines and props for All-Star weekend. With the highest credit card acceptance rate in the industry, there are plenty of ways to cash in on the NBA this weekend. MySportsbook.com’s NBA Championship odds: Atlanta Hawks 1000-1 Boston Celtics 5000-1 Charlotte Bobcats 5000-1 Chicago Bulls 20-1 Cleveland Cavaliers 20-1 Dallas Mavericks 2-1 Denver Nuggets 25-1 Detroit Pistons 6-1 Golden State Warriors 250-1 Houston Rockets 12-1 Indiana Pacers 60-1 Los Angeles Clippers 45-1 Memphis Grizzlies 5000-1 Miami Heat 9-1 Milwaukee Bucks 1000-1 Minnesota T-Wolves 200-1 New Jersey Nets 50-1 New Orleans Hornets 150-1 New York Knicks 150-1 Orlando Magic 75-1 Philadelphia 76ers 1000-1 Phoenix Suns 5-2 Portland TrailBlazers 1000-1 Sacramento Kings 250-1 San Antonio Spurs 9-1 Seattle Sonics 5000-1 Toronto Raptors 35-1 Utah Jazz 20-1 Washington Wizards 25-1 About MySportsbook.com:
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