Carlos Boozer drove the lane, and his shot was disdainfully blocked by Lamar Odom. The Utah forward grabbed the ball to try another—and Pau Gasol took a turn swatting it. Although Boozer is not a small man, the Los Angeles Lakers are taller, thicker, just plain bigger—and that could be an insurmountable problem for the Utah Jazz in this second-round playoff series. Kobe Bryant scored 30 points, Gasol added 22 points and 15 rebounds, and the Lakers methodically pounded the ball down low in a 111-103 victory over the Jazz on Tuesday night, taking a 2-0 series lead. Andrew Bynum had 17 points and 14 rebounds for the defending NBA champions, who ruthlessly exploited their twin 7-foot starters’ height advantage, along with the 6-foot-10 Odom’s presence off the bench. With 64 points in the paint, a 58-40 rebounding advantage and 13 blocked shots, the Lakers maintained a medium-sized lead throughout the second half of a disjointed, foul-choked game that lasted over 2 1/2 hours. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=Ag7ItLwWvvXrcyEg3mOKFQq8vLYF?gid=2010050413
