BOSTON — A wiry and wide-eyed 18-year-old, D’Angelo Russell felt like he was in a movie.
He watched as Kobe Bryant hit jumper after jumper, layup after layup, heating up on a temperate L.A. night as the Lakers star scored a spectacular 60 points in his final NBA game. Following a fourth-quarter comeback win over the Utah Jazz, he dropped the mic and walked off the court as chants of “KO-BE, KO-BE” rang throughout Staples Center.
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Russell, drafted by the Lakers in 2016, had nine points and five assists. His first season overlapped with Bryant’s last.