NBA Basketball Odds: Utah at LA Lakers

Re-energized by their dominating Game 4 victory, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers have plenty of motivation to close out the Utah Jazz at home   tonight. (AP Images)"]

The Lakers took a 3-1 lead by overwhelming the Jazz 108-94 on Saturday night in Salt Lake City. Bryant scored the Lakers' first 11 points and finished with 38. Two nights earlier he was an unsightly 5-for-24 as the Lakers blew a 13-point lead in the third quarter and lost 88-86.

Utah's Deron Williams knows what will be waiting for the Jazz at Staples Center, when the Lakers will be trying to earn several days of rest.

The Jazz will be trying to force the series to a Game 6 on Thursday night in Salt Lake City. Can the 12-point underdog Jazz overcome a 2-9 ATS record in the last 11 meetings in Los Angeles? Get your NBA basketball odds in the Bodog Sportsbook.