kobe, season winner for pacific division 2003-2004 against portland
...inues to a 2nd overtime, where the impossible is accomplished. Big Constant fouls out, Lakers down by 2. One second left in regulation. Picks set, number 8 runs up, catches, turns, fadeaway jump-shot from 23 feet, pop. Kobe Bryant saved his team from being the 4th seed, to be the 2nd seed instead. The playoffs may have come down to that one shot, and one player. Has anyone else had that miracle, in any game, anywhere? No. Re-run for ESPN Classic? Yes. There is a man who has just done what no other has done before. This man could be found guilty of a crime. This man has been scrutinized world wide since September. This man could turn out to be just like Mike, but better in the end. In the LAST game of the 2003-2004 NBA season, he made an impossible 3-pointer over Ruben Patterson (who gave him no space whatsoever), down by 3. Swish. Overtime for the struggling Lakers in hostile Portland. The game c...