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10:30 pm EST Thu Feb 18, 2010

Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson is unsure when Kobe Bryant will return from an ankle injury, but a matchup between the last two NBA champions might be enough motivation for the superstar guard to get back on the court. With Bryant’s status in question for Thursday’s home game against Boston, the Western Conference-leading Lakers will try to win their fourth in a row over the Celtics since losing Game 6 of the NBA finals in 2008. Bryant, the NBA’s fourth-leading scorer with 28.0 points per game, has missed the last four games—in addition to Sunday’s All-Star game—with a sprained left ankle.

If Bryant does play in his first game since Feb. 5, he will become the youngest player in NBA history to appear in 1,000 games, breaking the record held by Boston’s Kevin Garnett. Bryant’s absence has not slowed down the defending champion Lakers, who are undefeated without the 12-time All-Star. Starting for Bryant on Tuesday, Shannon Brown had career highs with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Ron Artest, Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom led Los Angeles in scoring the previous three games.