Lakers Chat: Lakers vs. Utah Jazz

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Wish them all the best.<br /> <br /> ~</p> <p>@JAMF: Nice profile...glad to learn a lil more about ya. You're among my favorites on this here blog.:-)</p> <p>~</p> <p>@LRob: Haven't forgotten, here's my musical contribution for today. Enjoy!</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqlF1t-yeFQ" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqlF1t-yeFQ</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6pQIk1Q7zo&feature=related" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6pQIk1Q7zo&feature=related</a></p> <p>~</p> <p></p> <p>Let's go Ls...all the way to a 3-peat!!!!!</p></span> </div> <p class="comment-footer"> Posted by: G in DC(aka GDUB) | <a rel="nofollow" href="http://lakersblog.latimes.com/lakersblog/2011/01/lakers-chat-lakers-vs-utah-jazz.html?cid=6a00d8341c506253ef0147e1f95137970b#comment-6a00d8341c506253ef0147e1f95137970b">January 25, 2011 at 07:44 PM</a> </p> </div><a id="c6a00d8341c506253ef0148c802c970970c"></a> <div class="comment comment-even" id="comment-6a00d8341c506253ef0148c802c970970c"> <div class="comment-content" id="comment-6a00d8341c506253ef0148c802c970970c-content"> <span id="comment-6a00d8341c506253ef0148c802c970970c-content"><p>It's just so nice when your team plays up to its capabilities.</p> <p>Thank you Jerry West!!!</p></span> </div> <p class="comment-footer"> Posted by: jimjoyce | <a rel="nofollow" href="http://lakersblog.latimes.com/lakersblog/2011/01/lakers-chat-lakers-vs-utah-jazz.html?cid=6a00d8341c506253ef0148c802c970970c#comment-6a00d8341c506253ef0148c802c970970c">January 25, 2011 at 08:27 PM</a> </p> </div><a id="c6a00d8341c506253ef0147e1f9c39e970b"></a> <div class="comment comment-odd" id="comment-6a00d8341c506253ef0147e1f9c39e970b"> <div class="comment-content" id="comment-6a00d8341c506253ef0147e1f9c39e970b-content"> <span id="comment-6a00d8341c506253ef0147e1f9c39e970b-content"><p>What do you think of that, Phil Jackson?</p> <p>Your nemesis, Jerry West, just gave your team more motivation in two sentences in a speech to a bunch of Orange County car dealers than you have given them all season.</p></span> </div> <p class="comment-footer"> Posted by: jimjoyce | <a rel="nofollow" href="http://lakersblog.latimes.com/lakersblog/2011/01/lakers-chat-lakers-vs-utah-jazz.html?cid=6a00d8341c506253ef0147e1f9c39e970b#comment-6a00d8341c506253ef0147e1f9c39e970b">January 25, 2011 at 08:53 PM</a> </p> </div><a id="c6a00d8341c506253ef0148c8033d82970c"></a> <div class="comment comment-even" id="comment-6a00d8341c506253ef0148c8033d82970c"> <div class="comment-content" id="comment-6a00d8341c506253ef0148c8033d82970c-content"> <span id="comment-6a00d8341c506253ef0148c8033d82970c-content"><p>But, unfortunately, here's how the Lakers think:</p> <p>"OK, we showed 'em we can play defense. Now, back to our normal lazy crap defense for the rest of the regular season."</p> <p>Wanna bet?</p></span> </div> <p class="comment-footer"> Posted by: jimjoyce | <a rel="nofollow" href="http://lakersblog.latimes.com/lakersblog/2011/01/lakers-chat-lakers-vs-utah-jazz.html?cid=6a00d8341c506253ef0148c8033d82970c#comment-6a00d8341c506253ef0148c8033d82970c">January 25, 2011 at 09:44 PM</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <script> var countNum = 4; if (countNum == 0) { jQuery("#archiveShow").css({'display' : 'none', 'visibility' : 'hidden'}); jQuery("#commentsDivider").css({'display' : 'none', 'visibility' : 'hidden'}); }; jQuery('#fbShow').click(function () { jQuery('#commentsArchive').css({'display' : 'none', 'visibility' : 'hidden'}); jQuery('#fbComments').css({'display' : 'block', 'visibility' : 'visible'}); }); jQuery('#archiveShow').click(function () { jQuery('#fbComments').css({'display' : 'none', 'visibility' : 'hidden'}); jQuery('#commentsArchive').css({'display' : 'block', 'visibility' : 'visible'}); }); /* jQuery('#fbShow').css('color' , 'white'); jQuery('#archiveShow').css('color' , '#666666'); */ </script> <br clear="left" /> </div> </div>  <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"> omniture_blog_entrytitle="Latimes.com:sports:basketball:nba:lakers:LakersBlog:Lakers Chat: Lakers vs. Utah Jazz"; </script> <script type="text/javascript">  </script> <script src="http://widget.perfectmarket.com/wwwlatimes/load.js "></script> </div> <div id="topRightNarrow"> <style> .comments-header {background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; padding-left: 4px; padding-top: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; } .comments-open-header {background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; padding-left: 4px; padding-top: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; } //.entry { border-bottom: 0px solid #ffffff; } </style> <div id="social-header" style="margin-top:20px;"> <img class="social-logo" src="http://www.latimes.com/media/graphic/2012-03/68914434.png" /><span>Connect</span> <img id="connect-facebook" data-tooltip="fb" class="social-icon" src="http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/graphic/2010-10/57077505-26140120.gif" /> <img id="connect-twitter" data-tooltip="twitter" class="social-icon" src="http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/graphic/2010-10/57073722-26135930.gif" /> <img id="connect-googleplus" data-tooltip="googleplus" class="social-icon" src="http://www.latimes.com/media/graphic/2012-03/68914452.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/about/rss/"><img id="connect-rss" src="http://www.latimes.com/media/graphic/2010-10/57073722.gif"/></a> </div> <div class="rr-box-thin" id="fbrecommend"> <h3><a href="http://www.facebook.com/latimes">Recommended on Facebook</a></h3> <div class="fb_numberholder"> <iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com/latimes&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=100&action=like&font=verdana&colorscheme=light&height=21" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100px; height:21px;" allowTransparency="true">

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