Utah Jazz forward Matt Harpring and forward Kyle Korver, rear, sign their names on posters during locker room clean out Saturday, May 17, 2008, in Salt Lake City. The Lakers beat the Jazz 108-105 in Game 6 of the NBA basketball Western Conference semifinal series Friday night.

The Utah Jazz are still not quite ready to re-conquer the West. Coach Jerry Sloan feels they're getting closer, though. Utah was knocked out of the playoffs by the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals on Friday, one round earlier than last spring but considerably ahead of where the team was just a few years ago.


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