Kobe Bryant ended his legendary Lakers career the same way he played all of it: Firing away until the buzzer sounded, emptying the clip one final time to score 60 points before walking off the court forever. It was a perfect storybook ending, and one that Lakers fans will always reminisce about on its anniversary.
But Bryant always described himself as a storyteller, and it is truly remarkable in retrospect how his last game was like a perfectly written television finale, with every loose end tied up and all of his on-court storylines reaching a satisfactory conclusion.