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There were plenty of reasons that the Lakers found themselves in an overtime battle with the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday. But there was only one reason that they were able to secure the victory -- they had the game's best closer on their side.
With the Lakers trailing by six points with just under a minute and a half to play, Kobe Bryant went on a personal seven-nothing run to seal (or, if you're a Bucks fan, steal) the game for his team.
Of course, the final shot was especially dramatic, as Bryant was allowed to dribble to one of his favorite spots on the floor, and rise up over single coverage to drain a 15-footer as time expired.
The Bucks got plenty of strong performances to get them to that point, including a career night from the steadily-improving Ersan Ilyasova, and solid bench production from Michael Redd, who dropped 25 in just his second game back from injury.
And, the referees seemed to help the Lakers a bit too, by whistling Andrew Bogut for a blocking foul with just under a minute left, and Milwaukee clinging to a four-point lead. It appeared to be a blatant charge on Bryant, who made the basket and the free throw on the play to get L.A. back into the game by cutting the Bucks' lead to one.
The blame for the final play, however, has to be placed on the shoulders of Scott Skiles.
You simply can't allow Kobe Bryant to catch the ball, dribble to one of his favorite spots on the floor, and take a shot that he practices endlessly (and will make 98 times out of 100) to win the game. You have to double Bryant and take the ball out of his hands, and make someone else beat you. You just have to. And because Skiles chose not to, the Bucks lost out on an opportunity to beat one of the league's elite teams.
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