Kobe says he'll play in Game 5 despite sore back

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Bryant will play Game 5
Published 5/12/2008 by The Nugget at The Lakers Nation
... ESPN: 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 3 won’t keep him out of Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night. ...

Bryant gives his all, but some still want more
Published 5/13/2008 by Shane Bien at The Lakers Nation
... and the flu-ridden Michael Jordan beating the Jazz in 1997 . . . The Lakers didn’t win. Otherwise, it would have been one for the ages: Bryant looking like Charlton Heston in “El Cid” whose body was tied to his horse and sent back into battle, leading them back from a 12-point deficit in the last 3:59 of regulation. If Lamar Odom had made his three-pointer to put them ahead with :13 left and they’d gone on to win, people would have talked about this game as long as there was an NBA. Continue reading ‘Bryant gives his all, but some still want more’