Bryant’s Late 3-Pointer Leads Lakers to Victory Over Houston

Last night’s game against the Houston Rockets wasn’t smooth sailing for the Lakers, but thanks to Kobe Bryant’s memorable fourth quarter, in which he scored a long three-pointer right at the end, the Lakers triumphed 105-100 at Toyota Center. Byrant scored 33 points Tuesday night, but the final three were what mattered, as it signaled the first win of back-to-back games in Texas (the Lakers play in San Antonio tonight).

Bryant, who wore a white bandage over his right eye after colliding with Dwayne Wade Sunday and sustained four stitches, completed an ending that the Lakers know well by now. The team never led by more than two and trailed by as many as nine points going into the fourth quarter, but Bryant saved the day. Bryant made only eight of 23 shots through three quarters and told the L.A. Times, “I got some pretty good looks and I knew what the defense was doing. It was just my responsibility to put the ball in the whole. When the fourth quarter came around, I had to focus even more to put the ball in.” His 32 shots were a season high but Bryant was surprised that he made the final three-pointer, saying “That last shot felt like it was off left, and it went in. Go figure.”

Get all your Los Angeles Lakers tickets at StubHub.com.

Permalink - Posted in General on January 14, 2009 - Post a comment