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Kobe Bryant: Looking back at Kobe’s top 8 game-winners

By Corey Ghee

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 18: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the game against the Chicago Bulls at Staples Center on November 18, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 18: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the game against the Chicago Bulls at Staples Center on November 18, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images) /
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2. Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat, 12/4/09

Kobe got really clinical during the winter of 2009.

On Jay-Z’s birthday, the Mamba welcomed Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat to town for a clash of the two best shooting guards in the league. They had a bit in common, but two distinctive games. They both enjoyed the presence of Shaquille O’Neal. Wade had just wrestled the scoring title from Kobe months prior, but the Mamba would laugh last this time around.

Both superstars were cold throughout the night but saved their best for the fourth quarter. Miami hadn’t beat the Lakers in five years, but Wade was determined to change that. After finding Quentin Richardson for a 3, Wade would score the next eight points to give the Heat a four-point lead.

A huge shot from the veteran Derek Fisher would trim it to one. Wade had flawless until this point, but he missed a timely free throw, and the lead would be two. With three seconds left, a 3 would win the game. After breaking a free of a double-team, Kobe would find a spot and somehow glass in a floating 3 over D-Wade for the win.