Happy Birthday, Kobe Bryant.
Living in the OC and around Mamba and Lakers’ fans my whole life as a Dallas Mavericks’ fan was never the easiest thing…All thanks to you.
During the 2005 season you dropped 62 points in three quarters…THREE!! on the Mavs….and to make matters worse, you outscored the whole team in the process.
Thanks, Kobe.
A few seasons earlier, the Mavs were up 27 in the fourth quarter.
Game over, right?
Nope! You, Shaquille O’Neal, and the rest of the team had to come up with the franchise’s greatest comeback win against Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Finley, and some of your old running mates, Steve Nash and Nick Van Exel.