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#3 Los Angeles Lakers 105-103 Dallas Mavericks: 30 points, 2002
The reigning "three-peat" champions, Los Angeles Lakers, had a tough start to the 2002-03 season, with Shaq battling an injured toe. They came to this encounter with a 7-13 record.
The Mavericks actually had a terrific start, losing only one of their first 18 games of the season. Following All-Star debuts for starters Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki the previous season, Dallas had legitimate hopes to get a first finals appearance.
The Mavericks took the lead early in the first quarter and saw it growing to 30 after a layup by Adrian Griffin at the beginning of the third.
The Lakers managed to cut it to 27 before the fourth quarter, and that is when Kobe Bryant took control.
The Black Mamba recorded a perfect quarter, making all of his shots, from the field and from the line, including the game-winning shot with 8.4 seconds left. With his 21 points, Kobe outscored all Dallas players combined in that quarter.
The Lakers led for a total of 22.4 seconds the entire game, but it was enough to get them the victory.
