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Lakers reach West finals, hold off Jazz

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Kobe Bryant has some time to rest his back. Not that he appears to need it.

Bryant scored 34 points, 12 in the fourth quarter, and Los Angeles held off a furious rally by the Utah Jazz for a 108-105 victory Friday night in Game 6, putting the Lakers in the Western Conference finals for the first time in four years.

It was the only win by the visiting team in the series and kept the Lakers from having to host a Game 7 on Monday.

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Leaders: Points Per Game
Rank Player Stats
1 L. James30.0
2 K. Bryant28.3
3 A. Iverson26.4
4 C. Anthony25.7
5 A. Stoudemire25.2
6 K. Martin23.7
7 D. Nowitzki23.6
8 M. Redd22.7
9 R. Jefferson22.6
10 C. Bosh22.3
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Leaders: Rebounds Per Game
Rank Player Stats
1 D. Howard14.2
2 M. Camby13.1
3 T. Chandler11.7
4 T. Duncan11.3
5 A. Jefferson11.1
6 E. Okafor10.7
7 L. Odom10.6
8 C. Boozer10.4
9 S. Dalembert10.4
10 A. Jamison10.2
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Leaders: Assists per game
Rank Player Stats
1 C. Paul11.6
2 S. Nash11.1
3 D. Williams10.5
4 J. Kidd10.1
5 J. Calderon8.3
6 B. Davis7.6
7 R. Felton7.4
8 L. James7.2
9 A. Iverson7.1
10 A. Miller6.9
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