The third-leading scorer in NBA history couldn’t get a bucket. Neither could the most dominant big man ever.
Fortunately for the Lakers, they also had a guy who went by the name of “Big Shot Rob.”
Down by two in the final seconds against Sacramento, Kobe Bryant drove to the rack but couldn’t get the layup to fall. Shaquille O’Neal was there to clean up, but his put-back grazed the rim as well.
Sacramento’s Vlade Divac tried to bat the ball out of harm’s way, but instead it found the hands of one of the greatest clutch shooters of all-time.