Starring: A whimsical bench, a busted knee, and a wild adventure underway
- Lakers win series opener against Jazz - Sports - The Orange County Register
- Andrew Bynum likely for offseason knee surgery - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- A white-hot Kobe Bryant - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Utah coach takes dim view of his team’s play - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Lamar Odom joins the action and it's like old times for the Lakers - latimes.com
Much more after the jump...
Game Recaps/Opinions:
- Lakers win series opener against Jazz - Sports - The Orange County Register
- Forum Blue And Gold " Lakers/Jazz Game 1: I Feel Like I’ve Seen This Before
- Phil Jackson and Pau Gasol discuss 104-99 Game 1 victory over Utah Jazz | Lakers Blog | Los Angeles Times
- Lakers take out Jazz: The reactions - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- Lakers 104, Utah 99: One moment... and beyond (postgame analysis and video) - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- LAKERS: Lakers Gameday | 05/02/10 | Jazz
- Bryant & Gasol Lead Lakers Over Jazz in Game 1 at Lakers.com BasketBlog
Kobe Bryant:
- A white-hot Kobe Bryant - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Brain On Funk: Kobe Bryant - White Hot
- Kobe Bryant's late-game heroics bails out ineffective bench play in Lakers' 104-99 Game 1 victory over Utah Jazz | Lakers Blog | Los Angeles Times
- 2010 NBA Playoffs: Dave McMenamin: The Kobe Face lifts Lakers to Game 1 win - ESPN Los Angeles
Andrew Bynum's Injury:
- More teamwork needed with Bynum likely for surgery | teamwork, angeles, bynum - Sports - The Orange County Register
- Andrew Bynum likely for offseason knee surgery - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Andrew Bynum chooses to play through the pain - latimes.com
The uninspired bench play:
- Game 1 victory over Utah is a feel-bad story for Kobe Bryant and Lakers - latimes.com
- 2010 NBA Playoffs: Los Angeles Lakers' bench is lacking cohesion against Utah Jazz - ESPN Los Angeles
- Daily Dime - ESPN
Ronron's Crazy corner:
The Jazz:
- Jazz need to worry about Kobe, not Artest - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Utah Coach Jerry Sloan wants team to toughen up - latimes.com
- Jazz on Game 1 loss to the Lakers | Lakers Blog | Los Angeles Times
- 2010 NBA Playoffs: Arash Markazi: Utah Jazz lack toughness - ESPN Los Angeles
Misc:
- Lakers win, prove little - Sports - The Orange County Register
- Seeing the "I (Heart) Derek Fisher" shirt, Pau's addiction to sushi and Sasha running next week | twitter, game, lakers - Sports - The Orange County Register
- Lakers fans are happy with mediocrity - latimes.com
- Lamar Odom joins the action and it's like old times for the Lakers - latimes.com
- Lakers are the Jazz's problem now, but that works the other way, too - latimes.com
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