Paul George grew up in Southern California not far from Los Angeles. Kobe Bryant was his hero, and the Indiana Pacers star got to see his idol put on a fourth-quarter show like the days of yore as Ol’ Bean put on his Mamba suit to knock down thee late 3-pointers and pull the Lakers back into a game that the Pacers dominated for the first 32 minutes.
It was a majestic performance by Kobe. He hit the third triple against tough D with Paul George right to his side going over a pick and the giant Ian Mahinmi in his grill.