it's a price laker has to pay, sooner or later

yes, Laker might win this match without KB, but it is hard for me, or for any basketball fan, to believe Laker will be stronger without kb eventually. 

coach D had a pretty successful rotation for the last 15 matches , but is it good enough to playoffs ? I totally doubt it. Is this team  tough enough to win some close match ？ Does  this team have a leader to stand up if needed.  I don't know how much KB is recovered  based on today match ， maybe he would never be back on the top of his level any more. But　he is still the asset for Lakers at this stage, the challenge  for Coach D is how to make his adjustment. he can't expect KB to run as fast as those bench young legs. 

Lakers has to pay this price, the sooner the better