For the third time in the last few weeks,Kobe Bryant hit a three-pointer at the buzzer as the Lakers steal another one from the Sacramento Kings 109 to 108. Once again, the purple and gold got off to a slow start in the first half, down by as many as 20 points in the second quarter. They would have to come out like gang busters in the second half to get back in it and like clockwork, they did.
Lamar Odom and the rest the team decided to join the party in the third quarter as the Lakers fought their way back and made it a very entertaining game to say the least. It quickly became a back and forth contest as Phil Jackson's squad kept trimming the deficit and finally tied it at 93. It was soon after that the Black Mamba started "dancing" in an effort to will his team to another victory. Many Laker fans, including myself, probably thought the game was all but over when Ime Udoka was headed to the free throw line to attempt two shots with Sacramento ahead 108 to 106. To the Lakers delight, Udoka missed both free throws and the Lakers had a chance with a little over four seconds remaining. Like many other situations, the Lakers turned to their go to guy in Bryant. Bryant looked like he got away with a little push off to create some space in front of the Kings bench and the rest was history. In what was actually a closer buzzer beater after looking at the replay, the Lakers stunned the Kings for the second time in a week despite Spencer Hawes career high 30 points and Omri Casspi's 23 points.
It looks like 2010 will be another good year for the Lakers, but for the sake of the fans, I hope they don't have rely on Kobe to bail them out each and every time.
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