For The Record

GAME 5
Lakers 107, Jazz 96 at Los Angeles

The Lakers led by as many as 22 points and advanced to Round 2 with 31 points from Bryant and 26 points and 15 rebounds from Odom.

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

GAME 1
Rockets 100, Lakers 92 at Los Angeles

Yao Ming (28 points), Ron Artest (21) and Aaron Brooks (14 in the fourth quarter) stunned a Lakers team that had been off for six days.

GAME 2
Lakers 111, Rockets 98 at Los Angeles

Five players received technical fouls, and Artest and Derek Fisher were ejected as L.A. evened the series behind 40 points from Bryant.

GAME 3
Lakers 108, Rockets 94 at Houston

Playing without the suspended Fisher, L.A. got 33 points from Bryant and 16 points from Odom to reclaim home court advantage.

GAME 4
Rockets 99, Lakers 87 at Houston