Lakers Barely Hold on to Beat the Jazz in Game 1

By Craig Kwasniewski  Nice of the Lakers to "grant" us an exciting Game 1 by completely scrapping a successful offensive game plan most of the second half (ummm I believe they call it the Triangle) to barely beat Utah 104-99.  Here are a few observations from my seat high up in Section 316:  That game should NOT have been this close. Let's be honest here the Lakers are a terrible match-up for the Jazz.  LA's length in the front court causes problems for the smallish Boozer and Ronnie Millsap. Utah's thorn in the Lakers side was Okur forcing Bynum or Gasol to step out and defend the three.  Well Okur's gone and his replacement Fesenko is big but slow and nailed to the paint, allowing Bynum and Gasol to clog the lanes a keep Boozer from attacking the offensive glass.  Oh and did I mention the Jazz don't have anyone to defend Kobe?  Forget Kirilenko's injury, when healthy he wasn't able t...