The Lakers received a scare Saturday night in Dallas, when Kobe Bryant landed awkwardly on his left ankle with 1:52 remaining in the third quarter, re-aggravating an injury suffered two games prior in Atlanta and sending him limping to the locker room.

He returned in the fourth quarter, but his sprained ankle put his availability for Monday's game against the Orlando Magic in question.

"I thought I was done, like done," Bryant said, describing the sprain as the scariest of his career. "I was just praying that when I stood up my foot was lined up straight. ... That scared the s--- out of me. I thought I dislocated it. We were all pretty scared ... to be honest with you because it looked horrible and it felt worse."

Should Kobe not be able to play in Monday's game, Lakers' coach Phil Jackson indicated it might not be the worst thing for him or the team.

"The big thing about Kobe last year is he played through a lot of injuries and then sat out for six games, and I thought it helped him out overall," he said.