Another win falls into Lakers' lapse

They revert to old, lead-blowing habits to help Jazz stay close, then surge late to pull away. Bryant gets 40.

Say this about the Lakers -- they make things interesting. After a stirring victory over Boston Celtics and a stroll past Golden State, they slipped back into a familiar habit that hadn't been seen around here in a while, a large lead getting hacked down to almost nothing. To their credit, they reestablished their edge and won their fifth consecutive game by...read full article