For the first time in his carer, Kobe Bryant put his full arsenal of skills on display.
He dropped 26 points while recording his first career triple-double, as the Lakers skimmed past Vancouver in overtime, 113-112.
Bryant collected 11 rebounds and 11 assists, while shooting 10-of-24, which included a bucket with 80 seconds left in regulation to put the Lakers up by two.
But Shareef Abdur-Rahim — who had 32 points and 12 rebounds on the night — scored with 26.3 seconds left to force overtime.
Fortunately for the Lakers, Bryant wasn’t their only star on the floor that night. Down by one in the extra period, Shaquille O’Neal (31 points, 15 rebounds) grabbed Robert Horry’s miss and put it back in at the buzzer for the win.
Bryant and O’Neal powered an offense that shot 50.5 percent and a defense that had an 11-0 advantage in blocks.
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