A 19-point lead shrank to three in the final minute, but the Lakers hung on to win 108-105 in Utah and go to the next round. Starts Wednesday at Staples, opponent to be decided.

Nice read: TJ Sullivan's take on growing up in Detroit with the Pistons and very dim memories of when the Lakers called the city home. Native Intelligence

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