LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kobe Bryant, celebrating what is expected to be his first NBA MVP award, did just enough to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to another postseason victory.

洛杉矶消息——科比-布莱恩特为了庆祝他的职业生涯即将获得的第一个常规赛MVP，在本场比赛变现得可圈可点，带领洛杉矶湖人赢得另一个季后赛的胜利。

Bryant had 38 points, six rebounds and seven assists Sunday, and the Lakers made it five straight playoff wins by beating the Utah Jazz 109-98 to begin the second round.

科比在星期天的比赛中得到38分，6个篮板，7个助攻。以109-98第二轮首场取胜爵士后，湖人已经获得连续第五个季后赛的胜利。

Game 2 will be played Wednesday night before the best-of-seven series shifts to Utah for Games 3 and 4. Word leaked late Friday that Bryant had won his first Most Valuable Player award and he expressed his joy on Saturday. The NBA has declined comment, but Bryant is expected to receive the MVP trophy from commissioner David Stern before Game 2.

第二场比赛将在周三晚上举行。接着系列赛将移师犹他进行第三场，第四场的争夺。上周五有消息表明科比即将收揽他职业生涯第一个MVP。他也在星期六时开玩笑的认同了这一点。NBA一直拒绝对此发表评论，科比极有可能在第二场比赛前从斯坦恩手里拿到这个奖项。

The "MVP! MVP!" chants from the capacity crowd of 18,997 at Staples Center began before the opening tip, with the volume increasing significantly when Bryant was introduced with the other Los Angeles starters.

“MVP，MVP” 在开场秀前，斯台普斯18，997名观众齐声大叫MVP。当科比与其他首发一同被介绍出场时，这种喊叫声越发震耳欲聋。

Bryant scored 24 points to help the Lakers take a 54-41 halftime lead, and although they were on top the rest of the way, there were some anxious moments down the stretch.

科比在上半场就得到24分，带领湖人以54-41领先。虽然湖人在绝大多数时候都处于领先，但整场比赛仍有不少激动人心的时刻。

Pau Gasol added 18 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, Lamar Odom had 16 points and nine rebounds before fouling out with 45 seconds to play, and Sasha Vujacic scored 15 for the Lakers.

加索尔整场比赛贡献了18分，10个篮板，5个助攻。喇嘛在比赛还有45秒结束时被罚下场，那仍然贡献了16分，9个篮板。沙沙同样也为湖人贡献了15分。

Forward Luke Walton, who shot 22-for-31 and averaged 14 points in the Lakers' sweep of Denver in the first round, played despite an upper respiratory infection and wasn't at his best, getting five points and three rebounds in 13 minutes.

湖人前锋沃顿在横扫掘金的第一轮季后赛中，31投22中，平均每场比赛得到14分。沃顿受呼吸道感染的影响，在上场的13分钟内只得到5分，3个篮板。

Mehmet Okur had 21 points and a career playoff-high 19 rebounds for the Jazz, who lost despite outrebounding the Lakers 58-41. Carlos Boozer had 15 points, 14 rebounds and four assists before fouling out with 3:28 left, and Deron Williams added 14 points, nine assists and nine rebounds.

爵士方面，奥库得到21分，并贡献季后赛生涯最高的19个篮板。爵士虽然输球，但在篮板上以58-41的优势领先湖人一筹。布泽尔在比赛结束前3分28秒被罚下场，但依旧贡献了15分，14个篮板，4个助攻。威廉姆斯得到14分，9个助攻，9个篮板。

The Lakers picked up five fouls in the first 3:14 of the fourth quarter and the Jazz took advantage. Four free throws by Kyle Korver and two more by Okur in a span of 70 seconds helped the Jazz move within five points with 7:36 left.

在第四节前3分14秒，湖人送给对手4个犯规，爵士获得罚球机会。在70秒内，科沃尔罚球4次，奥库罚球2次，帮助爵士在7分36秒结束全场比赛时，与湖人差距缩小到5分。

The Lakers extended the lead back to nine before a 3-pointer by Korver and a jumper by Ronnie Brewer made it 91-87 with 4:44 remaining.

湖人接着把差距扩大到9分。科沃尔3分，布鲁尔跳投帮助爵士把比赛追成91-87.此时还有4分44秒结束。

That's as close as the Jazz would get.

但这是本场比赛爵士与湖人的最小分差。

A basket by Odom and a foul shot by Bryant made it 94-87 with 3:28 to go. The Jazz drew within five points on two free throws by Williams, but three baskets by Gasol in a span of 68 seconds put the game out of reach.

奥多姆篮板，科比被造犯规，湖人以94-87领先。此时离终场结束还有3分28秒。威廉姆斯罚球，2中，分差缩小到5分。加索尔在连续68秒内3个篮板，让比赛变得没有悬念。

Bryant was 8-of-16 from the field and made 21 of 23 free throws. Derek Fisher had a career playoff-high six steals.

科比16投8中，罚球23投21中。费舍尔收获季后赛生涯最高的6次抢断。

The Lakers were playing for the first time since last Monday night, when they completed their sweep of the Nuggets. But rust didn't seem to be a problem since they led by as many as 17 points in the second quarter before settling for a 13-point halftime lead.

自上周一席卷掘金后，这是湖人第一次作战。“休息久了会生锈”这一概念并没有在湖人身上得以验证。湖人在第二节曾以17分领先，中场时还领先13分。

The Jazz, meanwhile, didn't advance to the second round until eliminating Houston on Friday night. After playing reasonably well in the first quarter, fatigue appeared to be an issue in the second period, when they shot just 7-for-25 and committed seven turnovers while being outscored by 12.

爵士在周五的比赛淘汰火箭才得以进军第二轮。爵士第一轮表现非常出色，疲劳不可避免会成为季后赛第二轮困惑他们的问题。当开场湖人领先12分时，爵士25投7中，并犯下了7次失误。

But the Jazz seemed to get a second wind in the third quarter. After falling behind by 19 points early in the period, they outscored the Lakers 15-3 to draw within seven. It was 79-72 entering the fourth quarter following a period in which Utah had only one turnover after having committed 11 in the first half.

爵士在第三节重拾雄风。在落后19分的情况下，爵士打出了15-3的小高潮，分差缩小到7分。爵士以79-72的比分带入第四节，而第四节爵士只失误一次。要知道，前半场爵士失误11次。