Kobe Bryant still led all players in free throw attempts, but one thing changed Sunday afternoon when the Utah Jazz hosted the L.A. Lakers in Game 4 -- the Jazz finally got the upper hand on free throw attempts and it proved to be the difference in Utah's 123-115 overtime win over the Lakers.

Overall, the Lakers had attempted 126 free throws to 74 for Jazz. That's a whopping 17 more free throws per game.

But on Sunday, the Lakers saw their chances of taking command of the series bounce around and off the rim. The Lakers made just 14-of-25 for just 56 percent, while the Jazz attacked the basket and it paid off. Utah made 37-of-45 free throws for 82 percent.

"That's what it was, that's what it was. We were more aggressive, if we come out aggressive like that, we have to shoot free throws, we're either going to score or get fouled," said Jazz forward Carlos Boozer. "We just need to take that aggression over to L.A. I think that if we go to the rim and attack, me and D-Will attacking, that opens it up for everybody else."

The Jazz blew a 12-point lead in the fourth quarter, but held off the Lakers by hitting 21-of-24 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter and overtime.

"I think throughout the whole playoffs we've been aggressive, we've been going to the basket, trying to cause pressure for them to make calls," said Jazz guard Ronnie Brewer. "I don't think we were extra aggressive or not aggressive in the past games, I just think we got some calls, went to the free throw line and knocked them down."

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Utah's win on Sunday gave the Jazz a 9-1 record in the playoffs at home against the Lakers. Utah has never lost in the Delta Center/EnergySolutions Arena to the Lakers in the playoffs. L.A.'s only win (113-100) in Salt Lake City in the playoffs came on May 15, 1988, and that was in the Salt Palace.

• Fisher's foul troubles: For the second straight game, Laker guard Derek Fisher picked up his second foul in the first three minutes of the game and was forced to sit.

Fisher picked up his third foul with 8:35 left in the second quarter and played just 3:38 minutes in the first half.

When Fisher did play, he was good. He scored 15 points and blocked Deron Williams' shot at the end of regulation to send the game to overtime. He fouled out with 28 seconds left in overtime.

"It's bothered us both games," said Laker coach Phil Jackson. "He played only three minutes in the first half. Yeah, we were able to come back and tie the game heading into the half, our players have to get some confidence and know what we're trying to accomplish."

Fisher's backup, Jordan Farmar, was 0-for-2 in 18 minutes of work.

• D-Will for 3: Williams continues to light up the Lakers from the 3-point line. He hit 3-of-4 3-pointers on Sunday and is now shooting .560 from behind the line (23-of-41). During the regular season, he shot .395 from the 3-point line (83-of-210).

• Winning the battle of the bench: Utah's bench has outscored L.A.'s bench by 14 points in the first three games of the series. The Jazz reserves outscored the Laker bench in two of the first three games and matched them in the other game. Led by Kyle Korver's 14 points, and 12 points from Matt Harping, the Jazz depth proved to be superior again. Utah's bench outscored Los Angeles' bench 39-16.

• Mother's Day gift: It was Mother's Day, but also the birthday of Ronnie Price's mother, Wanda, who watched (on TV) her son get a gash over his eye as he fell hard to the floor after a flagrant foul by Laker forward Ronny Turiaf.

"It's the playoffs, man. Those things happen. But I don't think he meant any harm," Price said.

When asked about his mother, he said, "I'm pretty sure she would rather have me get back in the game than me not come back at all."

After getting cut above the eye that required three stitches, while driving to the basket, Ronnie Price gave mom a present when drew the loudest ovation of the night after he missed a 3-pointer. The Lakers got the long rebound and looked to have an easy dunk when they fired a pass downcourt to Luke Walton, but Price hustled downcourt and blocked Walton's shot as he went up for a dunk.

Price finished with four points.

• Numbers favor Lakers in Game 5: As expected, Utah won game 3. According to the numbers, Utah should have won game 3. The Jazz are 18-2 at home in game 3's. But winning game 4 may have been a surprise. The Jazz were just 8-11 at home in game 4's before beating the Lakers.

What about Utah's record in game 5's on the road? The Jazz are just 3-12.

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