Lakers Show Jazz They Can Play Down and Dirty, Too

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And all along it was the Utah Jazz's nastiness, or lack thereof, that was up for debate.

While the rest of the NBA was buzzing about whether the Jazz could still pass the 2 Live Crew test - as nasty as coach Jerry Sloan wants them to be? - the Lakers were busy channeling their inner Matt Harpring for the UFC match that became the end of Game 2 of their best-of-7 Western Conference playoff series at Staples Center.

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Lakers Show Jazz They Can Play Down and Dirty, Too

Who knew the Lakers had it in them?

There was the slender Spaniard Pau Gasol swatting away two straight shots on a crucial fourth-quarter possession, Trevor Ariza snarling and thumping his chest down the court after hitti...

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