Andrew Bynum is already looking forward to the second round and a potential match-up with Yao Ming.

"I expect to play more just because of Yao Ming being out there," said Bynum. "That's who I'm thinking we're going to play.

"They have the lead and they have two games to win one."

The Lakers advanced to the second round on Monday night after completing a five-game series win over the Jazz.

- Atlanta 81, Miami 71

Team FIC Differential: Hawks +18.2, Heat -18.2

The Hawks (2-2) put the clamps on defensively to even up their first round series against the Heat (2-2) on Monday night with a road win, there first in over a decade. Mike Bibby scored a team-high 15 points, Zaza Pachulia posted 12 points and 18 rebounds, and Josh Smith added 13 points, 7 boards and 4 assists in the victory. Atlanta held Miami to 37% shooting at America Airlines Arena, while winning the rebounding battle by seven. Dwyane Wade starred with 22 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds, Jermaine O?Neal tallied 20 points and 6 boards, and James Jones scored 19 points on 4-for-5 shooting in the loss.

Game FIC Scores

Zaza Pachulia, Atlanta ? 19.5

Jermaine O?Neal, Miami ? 13.3

James Jones, Miami ? 9.6

Josh Smith, Atlanta ? 9.1

- Denver 121, New Orleans 63

Team FIC Differential: Nuggets +90.7, Hornets -90.7

The Nuggets (3-1) handed the Hornets (1-3) the worst defeat in NBA playoff history, matching the 58-point drubbing that the Lakers handed the Hawks during the 1956 postseason. Carmelo Anthony led with 26 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds, Chauncey Billups tallied 17 points and 8 dimes, and Chris Andersen turned in 11 points and 8 boards off the bench. Denver drilled 56% of their shots, while holding New Orleans to a dreadful 31% from the field. The Nuggets also won the rebounding battle by nine and forced the Hornets to turn the ball over 26 times at home. David West scored a team-high 14 points, James Posey posted 12 points and 7 rebounds, and Chris Paul struggled through 36 minutes of action with 4 points on 2-for-7 shooting, to go along with 6 assists and the same number of turnovers.

Game FIC Scores

Carmelo Anthony, Denver ? 23.1

Chauncey Billups, Denver ? 15.6

James Posey, New Orleans ? 7.3

Rasual Butler, New Orleans ? 5.5

- Lakers 107, Utah 96

Team FIC Differential:

The Lakers (4-1) sent the Jazz (1-4) home on Monday night with a victory at the Staples Center. Kobe Bryant led with 31 points on 10-for-21 shooting, Lamar Odom posted 26 points and 15 rebounds, and Pau Gasol put up 17 points and 11 boards in the victory. Los Angeles outrebounded Utah by seven, while holding the road team to 40% shooting on the night. The Lakers also attempted eight more foul shots than the Jazz, and outscored them by 19 points over the second and third quarters. Paul Millsap led with 16 points and 6 rebounds, Carlos Boozers tallied 10 points and 9 boards, and Deron Williams poured in 14 points and 6 assists in the loss.

Game FIC Scores

Lamar Odom, Los Angeles ? 28.0

Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles ? 16.4

Carlos Boozer, Utah ? 7.8

Deron Williams, Utah ? 4.8

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Lakers coach Phil Jackson still isn't happy with the play of Andrew Bynum, but hinted that the young center could return to the starting lineup in the second round.

Jackson took Bynum out of the starting lineup in favor of Lamar Odom midway through the team's first-round series against the Jazz.

"I just didn't think he got comfortable playing tonight," Jackson said, reflecting on Bynum's play Monday night. "He can certainly give us minutes against [Houston or Portland]. I would put him right back in the start of the game."

Bynum's teammates believe that he just needs a little more time to get back into the groove after missing a lot of time with a knee injury.

"He missed 32 games," Odom said. "We just have to get him back into it. We have to push him emotionally and push him physically."

After dispatching of the Jazz in five games, the Lakers will face the winner of the Rockets/Blazers series in the second round.

"We really don't have a preference," coach Phil Jackson said. "It's interesting. That's a much more physical series than our series is. Both teams play extremely hard."

Houston currently leads Portland 3-1.

No matter who their opponent is, Jackson would like to see his team player better defense.

"I think we played well offensively," Jackson said of their series with Utah. "We had some real good games. I thought we played spotty defense tonight. We didn't close the door. I told them in the locker room we have to improve as we go forward."

According to court papers, Derek Fisher obtained a temporary restraining order Monday against a woman who has allegedly stalked him for years and even changed her last name to Fisher.

Symone Fisher has allegedly sent a number of e-mails, messages on social networking sites and letters to the Fisher claiming to be his wife, even though the two have never met.

"Her repeated attempts to contact me, her delusional notions that we are married, her angry and hostile tirades against me, her appearance at my place of work and her recent travels near and around my place of residence are all extremely frightening to me," Derek Fisher wrote.

Kobe Bryant reportedly demanded creative control over the documentary "Kobe: Doin' Work" right before director Spike Lee was set to begin taping.

Lee was forced to drive to Bryant's house to save the project, sources told the New York Post.

The director had already flown to Los Angeles, where 30 cameras were in place for the April 13, 2008, Lakers game against the Spurs. Lee worked hard to get permission from Bryant, coach Phil Jackson and the NBA prior to the filming.

"It went so far that Lee had a last-minute plan to substitute Spurs star Tim Duncan for Kobe and make the whole documentary about Duncan," the source told the Post.

Somehow, Lee was able to get Bryant back on board with the project, and many believe he conceded control to Bryant on the film to do so.

"Spike Lee completely yielded," said one insider. "And at the start of the film, when Kobe arrives at the Staples Center and sees Spike with the camera, he gives him a big smile and thumbs up, showing he knows he won the battle."

Lee has refuted the story.

Lakers forward Luke Walton will miss at least a week of action because of a partial ligament tear in his left ankle, according to the Associated Press.

Walton sprained his ankle in Saturday night's Game 4 in Utah, and an MRI on Monday morning revealed the tear.

Los Angeles will re-evaluate him in a week.

The Lakers, one game away from eliminating the Jazz in five games, would prefer not to make a return trip to Utah later this week.

"I love Utah," Bryant said, "but I'd rather not see it again until next year."

In reality, Los Angeles just doesn't want Utah to feel as though they have any life in the series.

"You don't give them any life, any hope. Set the tone early and control the game," Pau Gasol said. "Make the game yours, and that's what we're going to try to do."

Lakers coach Phil Jackson says that longtime team consultant Tex Winter is improving at home in Kansas after an apparent stroke, according to the Associated Press.

"The assessment today is some of his faculties are coming back and he's improving," Jackson said Sunday.

Winter, 87, fell ill Saturday morning the Lakers said.

Jackson added that he heard Winter would be taken out of intensive care on Monday.

Lakers coach Phil Jackson moved Lamar Odom into the starting lineup on Saturday night in favor of the struggling Andrew Bynum.

Bynum was averaging just 7 points and 3 rebounds through the team's first three games against the Jazz.

He played just four minutes in Game 4, a 108-94 win for Los Angeles. He posted two points, one rebounds and a pair of fouls.

"It didn't bother me that I didn't start," Bynum said afterward. "It bothered me that I didn't play."

Jackson downplayed the move, citing strategy and instinct.

"I just was going to do it by my intuition, which you have to do," Jackson said.

Bynum, however, doesn't believe that he's played enough this postseason to get in rhythm.

"You got to play to get it back," Bynum said. "Over the last three, four games, I think I've only played like a combined 30 minutes. That's not really enough to get your stuff back together."