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Kobe Bryant said the back injury that sent him to the locker room, dropped him to his knees and had him wincing in pain throughout the Lakers’ loss to Utah in Game 4 won’t keep him out of Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night.

Bryant shot 13-for-33 in Game 4, making only 2 of 13 shots in the fourth quarter and overtime. He wrenched his back on a jump shot in the first quarter and it clearly bothered him throughout the game. His treatment has included electrical stimulation, ice, heat, massage and stretching. After winning the first two games of the series, the Lakers dropped both games in Utah and are deadlocked at 2-2.

The free-flowing offense and excellent ball movement the Lakers enjoyed at home disappeared in the face of the Jazz’s better pressure defense in Salt Lake City. That was reflected in a dropoff of assists on 65 percent of the Laker baskets in L.A. to 44 percent in Salt Lake City.

I believe when it comes to the NBA the series does not really start until the home team loses a game and in this series and the other western series, no team has lost a home game. And did we really not expect Kobe to play in game 5, honestly he is the MVP of the year and his team is in a 2-2 tie with the Jazz who dont lose at home. So they are in a must win game 5 I feel because, if they dont win game 5 the series is over in 6 in favor of the Jazz! So Kobe you have to shoot a little better then 13-33 and more then 2-13 in the 4th if you want to win in LA!

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