LA Lakers avoid 0-3 hole as Sixers tie series
LOS ANGELES – Kobe Bryant refused to let a second successive game slip through his fingers as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 99-96 in a cliffhanger on Friday to avoid going down 3-0 in their NBA playoff series.
Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers catches a pass as he fends off Derek Fisher of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Net photo.