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Utah vs. L.A. Series Betting Odds:<\/strong> CLICK HERE FOR THE BEST NBA ROUND TWO VEGAS EXPERT GAMBLING PICKS!! \u2014><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n LOS ANGELES LAKERS (1) vs. UTAH JAZZ (5) Playoff Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n Game 1. Sunday, May 2 at Los Angeles 3:30PM ET After contending with the youth, enthusiasm and emotion of the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Los Angeles Lakers must now deal with precision, back cuts and half-court offense of the Utah Jazz.<\/p>\n In a playoff series that will be dark for three full days this week, the Lakers and Jazz must kick things off with a Game 1 less than 48 hours after each dispatched their Round 1 opponents. The Lakers, in particular, could use an extra day off after chasing the Thunder around in Game 6 and winning only when OKC forgot the game\u2019s No. 1 rule rule (box out) and let Pau Gasol sneak in for the last-second game-winner.<\/p>\n Now Utah, which like OKC does not have the length to deal with the Lakers\u2019 big, mobile front line. The Jazz always seem to hit their playoff wall right about now as more-talented teams overwhelm Utah\u2019s superior attention to detail, and kick the Jazz to the curb in 5 or 6 games. Utah, of course, comes into the series down two bigs \u2013 Andrei Kirilenko and Mehmet Okur \u2013 both of who would have come in handy stretching the court on offense and protecting the paint on defense against the type of play that prevented the Thunder from forcing a Game 7 Sunday in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n Having Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol as a mammoth front line makes teams pay for double-teams on Kobe Bryant and affords the Lakers the luxury of giving a little ground at the point guard position, where Utah\u2019s Deron Williams will have to do considerable damage to keep the Jazz afloat.<\/p>\n The Jazz took advantage of disarray in the dysfunctional Denver locker room to win their series in a moderately easy 6 games, but the only thing in their advantage against the Lakers is David Stern, who has already warned NBA players and coaches about criticizing officials \u2013 that takes away one of Phil Jackson\u2019s most valuable psychological weapons. <\/p>\n Jazz vs. Lakers Prediction: Lakers in 6.<\/strong><\/p>\n Western Conference parity means that only a slight advantage can go a long way. The Thunder\u2019s inexperience and the Nuggets\u2019 backbiting helped send both of those teams to the sidelines, and Utah\u2019s lack of depth due to the Kirilenko and Okur injuries should be the decisive factor in this series. <\/p>\n There doesn\u2019t seem any way that the Jazz can hang with Los Angeles\u2019s front line. Since the days of Stockton and Malone the Jazz have always fought the good fight, and lost. <\/p>\n Visit the Bet Menu to place your bets today.<\/p>\n <\/strong> The 7 game Round 2 NBA Playoff series between the Utah Jazz vs. L.A. 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\nJazz +330
\nLakers -400<\/p>\n
\nGame 2. Tuesday, May 4 at Los Angeles 10:30PM ET
\nGame 3. Saturday, May 8 at Utah 8:00PM ET
\nGame 4. Monday, May 10 at Utah 10:30PM ET
\nGame 5. Wednesday, May 12 at Los Angeles TBA
\nGame 6. Friday, May 14 at Utah TBA
\nGame 7. Monday, May 17 at Los Angeles 9:00PM ET<\/p>\n
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\nLawrence Paul is a regular contributor to the Cappers Picks Blog, and is a free-lance gambling and travel expert from Massachusetts.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"