Kobe Bryant’s history of buzzer beaters is as extensive as it gets, but it’s tough to top what he did at Portland on April 14, 2004, the final game of the regular season, when he not only hit a ridiculous three to force OT, but then drilled another three in Double OT that won the game.
The circumstances: LAL were in a chase for a Division title and playoff seeding; if the Lakers won and Sacramento lost (to Golden State), LAL would secure the Pacific and the No. 2 seed in the West. If LAL lost, they’d be the No.