Did you really expect anything less from Kobe Bryant? If so, that’s completely understandable. The Los Angeles Lakers legend has been a shell of his younger self for three years running. But not on Wednesday night.
In an absolutely jaw-dropping performance the basketball world will remember forever, Bryant scored 60 points – including 17 straight in a hotly contested fourth quarter – to lead his overmatched team to a 101-96 victory over the Utah Jazz.
Los Angeles’ epic comeback was nearly complete when Kobe drilled this three-point to make the score 96-95 Jazz as the fourth-quarter clock dipped below one minute.
KOBEEEE! https://t.co/n5p4lzkf8e
— NBA TV (@NBATV) April 14, 2016
The Lakers’ victory was essentially sealed after Bryant threw a pinpoint outlet to Jordan Clarkson for a dunk that put his team up five with four seconds remaining.
“What an exit for #24! You couldn’t have written this!” https://t.co/jYz8hsxdYb
— NBA TV (@NBATV) April 14, 2016
What else is there to say? Bryant put on an absolute show Wednesday night, offering his millions of fans across the globe a final glimpse of the five-time champion they came to adore. Hollywood couldn’t have written a better script for Bryant’s ultimate basketball swan song.
And what’s the best part? Maybe you really should have seen it coming.
kobe and shaq pic.twitter.com/dLlrkh2i9S
— James Herbert (@outsidethenba) April 14, 2016
