TO THE RACK: Laker point guard Smush Parker gets a shot past Utah guard Deron Williams. (Luis Sinco / LAT)
GETTING TECHNICAL: Utah Jazz Coach Jerry Sloan is held back by assistant coach Phil Johnson after Sloan was hit with a technical foul in the second quarter. (Danny Moloshok / AP)
DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY: Smush Parker dunks over Utah center Mehmet Okur in the second quarter. Parker was called for a technical foul for hanging on the rim. (Danny Moloshok / AP)
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LEFTY LAYUP: Laker forward Lamar Odom drives and scores on Utah’s Mehmet Okur. (Luis Sinco / LAT)
NOWHERE TO GO: Utah guard Devin Brown doesn’t find any space around Laker forward Ronny Turiaf, who forced a turnover in the second quarter. (Luis Sinco / LAT)
CAREER NIGHT: Lakers guard Kobe Bryant steals the ball from Utah’s Andrei Kirilenko, one of Bryant’s club record six steals in the first half. (Luis Sinco / LAT)
