Utah Jazz: Kobe Says Back Injury Affected Him but He'll Be Ok for Game 5

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Kobe Bryant had to carry the Lakers on his back in their Game 3 loss to the Jazz on Friday night. An early injury to that same back in Los Angeles' 123-115 overtime loss to Utah in Game 4 on Sunday afternoon prevented him from doing so again.

On the Lakers' second possession, Bryant twisted his back while attempting a turnaround 15-foot jump shot. He was noticeably hampered the rest of the way, and he aggravated the injury on a couple of occasions. The worst of those came with 2:53 left in overtime when he was fouled by Andrei Kirilenko, and Los Angeles had to burn a timeout to allow him time to recover.

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Utah Jazz: Kobe Says Back Injury Affected Him but He'll Be Ok for Game 5

Bryant still nearly recorded a triple-double with 33 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds. But his back injury b...

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