When needed in the fourth quarter, Kobe Bryant simply delivered.
Trailing by one with 34.9 seconds left, Bryant swished a contested fadeaway 3-pointer to put the Lakers up for good in their 109-106 victory in Dallas.
Just minutes before, Bryant, who finished with 43 points, hit a triple to tie the game up at 97 after L.A. had trailed for nearly the entire quarter.
“It’s hard not to shoot the ball when you can make shots from everywhere,” Lamar Odom told reporters after the game.
Indeed, Bryant fired at will, going 15-of-33 from the field and 10-of-12 at the foul line to counter 27 points and 15 rebounds from Dirk Nowitzki.