A game the Lakers wished Kobe played

The Los Angeles Lakers played four straight games without their super star Kobe Bryant and won all of them by fashionable margins.

The fans were excited about the wins against the Portland Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz and Golden State Warriors, since they came up with a new quote, "No Kobe, no problem".

A fifth game came, a game most players and fans hoped Bryant would have returned for, a game against hated the Boston Celtics. But Bryant was still rehabbing a swollen sprang ankle and he could not play another game.

Without their super star and up against a Celtics team fully healthy of their core players, the Lakers had to defend their home court as a team.

Surprisingly, the Lakers led by Lamar Odom and Ron Artest kept close to the Celtics for all of the game.

Unfortunately, Los Angeles never lead in any of the first three quarter, losing the first by three, the second by two, the third by one.

The Lakers did make a effort in the final fourth quarter to come back from seven and win the game, but failed to score in the final five minutes of the game.

Down by one point, with 2.7 seconds left and not having Bryant to take the last shot, the Lakers handed the ball to clutch shooter Derek Fisher.

Fisher got the ball, turned toward to the basket, took a few dribbles, lend into a Celtic player and attempted an awkward off balanced shot that came no near any basket.

Later Fisher said he knew the Celtics had a foul to give and that's why he lend into the player,so he can create a foul.

For the first time, the Lakers finally needed Kobe Bryant.