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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. James	30.0
2	K. Bryant	28.3
3	A. Iverson	26.4
4	C. Anthony	25.7
5	A. Stoudemire	25.2
6	K. Martin	23.7
7	D. Nowitzki	23.6
8	M. Redd	22.7
9	R. Jefferson	22.6
10	C. Bosh	22.3
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Leaders: Rebounds Per Game
Rank	Player	Stats
1	D. Howard	14.2
2	M. Camby	13.1
3	T. Chandler	11.7
4	T. Duncan	11.3
5	A. Jefferson	11.1
6	E. Okafor	10.7
7	L. Odom	10.6
8	C. Boozer	10.4
9	S. Dalembert	10.4
10	A. Jamison	10.2
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Leaders: Assists per game
Rank	Player	Stats
1	C. Paul	11.6
2	S. Nash	11.1
3	D. Williams	10.5
4	J. Kidd	10.1
5	J. Calderon	8.3
6	B. Davis	7.6
7	R. Felton	7.4
8	L. James	7.2
9	A. Iverson	7.1
10	A. Miller	6.9
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