LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 13: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers, in street clothes due to an injury, has a laugh on the bench during the game against the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center on April 13, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers won 103-97. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
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Lakers star Kobe Bryant has missed seven straight games with a shin injury, but is expected to be back in the lineup before the end of the 2012 regular season.
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Ramon Sessions (22) and Andrew Bynum (23) came up big, leading the Lakers to an overtime victory over Dallas. The Lakers are 4-1 in the five games they've played without Kobe Bryant, with different players stepping up each game.
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Head coach Mike Brown confirms that Kobe Bryant will not play today against the Mavs.
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) April 15, 2012
This is the fifth game in a row that Bryant has missed with a bruised shin. The Lakers have 3-1 in his absence, though, protecting their one-game lead over the Clippers in the Pacific Division and maintaining their hold on the No. 3 playoff seed in the West.
For everything you need to know about these two teams, visit Lakers blog Silver Screen and Roll, SB Nation Los Angeles, Mavs Moneyball and SB Nation Dallas.
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