As Mamba Day approached, I knew I wanted to do a deep dive into one of my favorite Kobe Bryant games.
But, I mean … there are so many games from which to choose, and that’s out of the ones I saw in person (2008-2015)!
So, as I was narrowing down my list, my Lakers co-worker Pete Zayas happened to text me a photo from the walk off interview I did with Kobe after he, somehow, carried the Lakers to a late-season victory over Toronto on March 8, 2013.
It was a wild game that featured a ridiculous array of three dagger triples from Kobe in the final two minutes just to get the Lakers to OT … before he two-hand dunked the Purple and Gold to a win they had to have.