The Los Angeles Lakers' 123-115 overtime loss to the Utah Jazz in the National Basketball Association playoffs leaves superstar Kobe Bryant with an aching back. The newly crowned league Most Valuable Player, Bryant is listed as day to day for game five in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
NBA playoffs second-round results on Sunday (home team in CAPS): SAN ANTONIO 100-80 New Orleans (The best-of-seven series is level at 2-2); UTAH 123-115 LA Lakers OT (Best-of-seven series is level at 2-2)
(home team in CAPS) CLEVELAND 108 Boston 84 (Boston lead best-of-seven series 2-1); Detroit 90 ORLANDO 89 (Detroit lead series 3-1)
The Utah Jazz keep their playoff hopes alive with a 104-99 Game Three victory over the LA Lakers, cutting the deficit in their best of seven Western Conference semi-finals series to 2-1.
SAN ANTONIO 110 New Orleans 99 (New Orleans leads the best-of-seven series 2-1); BOSTON 89 Cleveland 73 (Boston leads the best-of-seven series 2-0)
Home team in CAPS: ORLANDO 111-86 Detroit (Detroit leads best-of-seven series 2-1); LA LAKERS 120-Utah 110 (LA Lakers leads best-of-seven series 2-0)