With the shot-clock buzzer just about to sound, he canned a threepointer in the right corner for a 7675 lead with 34.3 seconds left. Elliott tried to answer with an open three of his own, but threw up an air ball. He made his free throws. Bryant, however, didn't. He missed a pair with 18.9 seconds left that would have stretched the Lakers' lead to three.
Some strange stuff happens sometimes.
I missed them because my release was terrible. It was odd. The game was strange. With the three big men held in check, it looked like either Elliott or Bryant would decide things. Elliott, however, had his best game of the playoffs with 19 points.