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Show r SECTION Dmhj$crotf) MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2007 SPORTS EDITOR I Darnell Dickson ddicksonheraldextra.com 344-255- 5 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: UTAH JAZZ VS. HOUSTON ROCKETS Fisher knows beating Rockets involves more than slowing Yao Kristie Rieken THE PLAYOFF GAIVIEDAY ASSOCIATED PRESS playing around two guys that people thought you could just guard those two and leave everybody else open," he said. "Guys are good enough in this league to make you pay." The Rockets' only double-dig-it scoring Saturday came from Yao (28) and McGrady (4) Utah Jazz at (5) Houston Rockets Game 2, Rockets lead series Today, 7:30 p.m. TV: TNT and KJZZ; RADIO: 1320 AM Utah's Derek Fisher understands the danger in trying to cont ain Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady in the hope other Rockets won't score. The Jazz guard was one of the "others" who stepped up when teams employed that tactic against Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant during the Los Angeles Lakers' run of three straight titles from 2000-200HOUSTON 1-- 0 (23). But Rafer Alston (13.3), playoff series win since 1997, Shane Battier (10.1) and Luther and the Jazz, in the postseason ons could be dangerous. Head (10.9) all averaged more for the first time since 2003, "I think it's just difficult when haven't won one since 2000. Fisher remembers his time in See JAZZ, C4 you decide that you're going just Los Angeles when he averaged wipe two guys out and allow 8.4 points and almost three aseveryone else to play," Fisher DAVID J. PHILLIP Associated Press said. "They're in the NBA also. sists in the finals. In the 2002 today, Fisher knows overlooking the Rockets' other weap- 84-7- 2007 NBA Utah Jazz's Derek Fisher, rear, defends against Houston finals sweep of New Jersey, he connected on Yao and McGrady carried They may not be as talented as the load in Houston's 5 win Tracy or Yao, but they're good over the Jazz in Game 1, but as basketball players." The Rockets haven't won a the teams prepare for Game 2 Rockets' Tracy McGrady on Saturday in Houston. attempts. "I made a living myself LACROSSE IN UTAH COUNTY PLAYOFFS M JjiLMJl 11 sport of lacrosse catching on in Utah Valley History-ric- h Jared DAILY .Jt. i PAUL 7 as Los Angeles Lakers' Luke Walton watches during the third quarter Sunday in Phoenix Barbosa powers Phoenix to victory Bob Baum THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOENIX For along time Sunday, the Phoenix Suns couldn't make a shot and Kobe Bryant couldn't miss. Then Leandro Barbosa, the "Brazilian Blur", brought the 95 L.A. LAKERS 87 I 74 L. ' . I I 1YA V it's high at BYU. ij v.. I 1" d "They did 11 FRANSCELL and COBB CONDIEDaily Herald ASHLEY lacrosse, "Lacrosse is a combination of hockey and basketball," hits. It's the explained Timpview greatest lacrosse coach ' Shaw. sport there Rob "You have is in my the hitting of hockey and opinion." the finesse of basketball. It's Tyler Wilson to pick Timpview senior easy flow of up the attackman the game and what s going on. In five or 10 minutes, most people can understand the basics." The game itself is pretty simple, though like any sport the nuances are much more complex. The goal is to move, a small rubber ball down the field and into a small goal by holding it while running or passing it between players using the special COBB CONDIEDaily Herald lacrosse players cheer before the Cougars' game against riival Utah on Thursday Western Conference playoff opener. everything in the book to give this game away," Lakers guard Smush Parker said, "and we didn't take advantage of it." . Barbosa showed why he is a leading candidate for the NBA's y sixlh man award. The guard scored 19 of his 26 points in the second half, includ- . scoring, it has big 5 BYU is and if you don't know it now, you may in the near future. It's fast, I rally that gave the Suns a 9537 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in their first-roun- PHOENIX Z of the best of all sports. g 3 America. Baseball? Nope. Football? Not even close. Here's a couple of hints: It's a game that is said to have originated hundreds of years ago with various Native American tribes, one that most people know very little about and one that could be the fastest grow- ing sport in the state of "It's a mix Utah. The answer Mi. V offense to NBA's highest-scorinlife, and Bryant went from awesome to awful. The result was a second-hal- f Y5- Quick, name the oldest organized team sport in North c Press CONNORSAssociated Phoenix Suns' Leandro Barbosa, right scores two of his 26 points Lloyd HERALD Left, a BYU lacrosse player tries to steal the ball from a Utah opponent Thursday at BYU. Right, Timpview lacrosse player Jameson Bird passes to a teammate during a practice scrimmage on Saturday, at Centennial Middle School in Provo. See LACROSSE, C6 super-speed- ing 15 consecutive Phoenix points in one stretch, to match his career playoff scoring high. See SUNS, C4 SPLAYOFFS MPSF MEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS Cougars to face UC Irvine in semifinals DAILY will likely clinch no worse than an bid to the NCAA Final Four. In other quarterfinal action, UC Santa Barbara handled defending na, tional champion UCLA 7 to move on to the semifinals. Evan Patak led UCSB (20-1with 24 kills. The Gauchos will take on MPSF regular-seasochampion Pepperdine (25-1- ) in the other semifinal on e. HERALD After dropping the first two games d UC Irvine at home, stormed back to complete a 1 victory over Hawaii in the quarterfinals of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation playoffs on Saturday. Jayson Jublonsky had 23 kills for UC Irvine. Lauri Halaka paced Hawaii, which had won 10 straight . matches, with 25 kills. UC Irvine (255) moves on to the MPSF semifinals at Pepperdine on Thursday and will play No. 2 BYU (23-5- ), 6 a winner over Northridge. The winner of that match third-ranke- 30-1- 26-3- Sunday's results Cleveland 97, Wash. 82 'Cleveland leads series ; 'Phoenix 95, LA. Lakers 87( '.Phoenix leads series Denver 95, San Antonio 89 'Denver leads series 1-- 0 1-- 1-- ' 'Golden State 97, Dallas 85 Golden St leads series 1-- 27-3- 0. 30-2- 30-2- 30-2- 2, 30-2- 27-3- 15-1- 30-2- 2007 MPSF Men's Volleyball Tournament PLAY-I- 30 (3&34, n ' Thursday. In the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament, all the higher seeds won quarterfinal matches In three-gam- e sweeps to set up next week's semifinals. 30-2- See VOLLEYBALL, G2 N MATCH 3-- 2 Wednesday, April 18 at Northridge I No. 7 Northridge def. No. 8 USC 30-23- , 30-28- QUAj?nr.r:ryL$ Saturday, April 21 at home sites No. 2 BYU def. Kx 7 Northrkt 121) , 34) (SMS, I No. 4 UC Santa Esters def. No. 5 UCLA 3-- (30-13735, 30-23- . v 30-23- , 30-22- , , Thursday, April 26 at Pepperdine No. 1 Pepperdine (25-1- ) vs. No. 4 UCSB (20-116:30 p.m. MT No. 3 UC I No. 2 BYU (23-5- ) Irvine (25-5- ), 9 p.m. MT I v. FINALS 1 2730.30-27- ) I No. 2 UC Irvine def. No. 27-3- SEMIFINALS ) , , (26-3- 15-1- 6 Hawaii Saturday, April 18 p.m. 28 at Pepperdine |