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20 years ago: Utah Jazz make L.A. inconsequential

GARY MCKELLAR, DESERET NEWS

FILE: Los Angeles Lakers defender Robert Horry fouls Utah Jazz forward Karl Malone during Game 1 of NBA playoffs Western Conference Finals series on May 16, 1998.

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The veteran Utah Jazz team surprised the youngest team in the NBA with a 112-77 Game 1 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals at the Delta Center.

Karl Malone led seven Jazz players in double figures with 29 points as Utah shot 53.