It was like he never even left. Kobe Bryant returned to the Lakers after missing 5 games and the All Star game to score 32 points including another clutch game winning 3 point shot with about 5 seconds left to play. Bryant had tied the game with a Three with under a minute to play. O.J Mayo went to the free throw line with the Grizzlies holding a 2 point lead and missed both Free Throws. The Lakers had trailed by 5 with only 40 seconds left. Bryant slipped behind a Pau Gasol screen to get a wide open look at a 3 from the right side of the arch to give the Lakers a 99-98 lead.Mayo’s last attempt was a fade away from 20 ft with the 7ft Gasol in his face and it hit the side of the rim and bounced to the left of the basket. Bryant scored the final nine points for the Lakers . Gasol added 22 points. “Every time it feels like the first time,” said Bryant when asked about the feeling of hitting a game winning shot
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