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Kobe Bryant and young Lakers didn't come together as well as had been hoped

Lakers Coach Byron Scott has a vision of Kobe Bryant's final shot.

Bryant gets the ball down low, perhaps on the right post, and scores on his patented fadeaway with almost no time left next Wednesday against the Utah Jazz. The Lakers win and Bryant goes out a hero amid slowly dissolving cheers at Staples Center.

Bryant had a different idea of what he wanted in his final game.

"Win the championship," he said Wednesday. "That — ain't happening, so there you go.