Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant lead the Lakers to the Finals step

Around the Staples sit well with the Lakers who managed this morning to get one win of reaching the conference finals. Beat the Jazz by 111 to 104.

Kobe Bryant, despite being injured, led the Lakers with 26 points and leave them to reach only trifundo not reach a final since 2004. Also caputuró 6 rebounds and made 7 assists, and was supported by the other two stars of Los Angeles. Lamar Odom scored 22 points and 11 rebounds and our Pau Gasol scored 21, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, while sentencing the game almost a minute absence with two straight baskets.

Many people said that home court advantage would not be decisive in these playoffs, at least in the Western Conference. Either way, the truth is that of the 20 games played so far in the second round, 19 the home team has won. "For this is what you play," said Jerry Sloan, coach of the Jazz. "When you start the season trying to play hard to get the advantage. It's something I think is very important in this league. "Indeed, the Lakers have a life insurance field advantage with 18 of their last 21 playoff games played at home has won. That yes, Boston and Detroit are above him in the face of a NBA Finals.

The series will now travel to Utah Jazz, where Mormons will try to achieve a tie at 3 in the tie and go for broke the whole back to the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Boston returned to winning ways when he got home, of course. LeBron James caught on a great performance with 35 points but could not subdue one who played as Celtics should play, with its stars performing at the highest level. Kevin Garnett scored 26 points and grabbed 16 rebounds and Paul Pierce scored 29 points.

Asked if the Celtics win ever think outside the home, coach Doc Rivers said, "Let's win one. I do not know when, but it would be great to go in the game 6 ". And now the Celtics travel to Cleveland, with 3-2 in their favor, to try to finalize the tie without having to return to Boston.