00:00L'O-M down, plays so under control, can spot up, drive, create for himself a matchup nightmare.
00:07Now here is Martin.
00:10And Brooks, here we go.
00:12Comes up empty down low.
00:15The Lakers in the lead.
00:20As you're looking it over.
00:23Outside, Kobe fires from deep.
00:26And the rebound goes to the Rockets.
00:29Miller's got five rebounds tonight.
00:31And the stroke definitely lacking confidence this quarter.
00:35Nothing on target.
00:40Jeffries inside.
00:42Bryant on him.
00:43Jeffries can't get it to go.
00:45Los Angeles has gotten just one of four three-pointers to go down for them here in the fourth.
00:50That's the Walton.
00:52Back to Kobe.
00:58From deep.
01:00Ah, long ball triple from Kobe.
01:03That's two straight three-pointers they've allowed.
01:07And so Brooks will bring it up for the Houston Rockets.
01:10Outside, Martin.
01:24Just fine to shoot.
01:27And he gets the whistle.
01:28Two free throws coming up.
01:30It's going to be on Sasha Fulich.
01:32I'll tell you what, Kevin Martin does not lack for confidence.
01:35And you've got to like that about him.
01:36He has a really quirky-looking shot.
01:39But it works fine just for him.
01:41It's not about how it looks.
01:42It's about how it works.
01:44And his works fine.
01:45Catching up on the changes for Los Angeles.
01:48Gisolves checked in for Walton.
01:49Odom comes in for Matt Barnes.
01:52And it's Artest in for Sasha Fulich.
01:55And it's Artest missing.
01:58Packets drill by three.
02:00Martin gets to Lauer.
02:08Battier sets the pit for Lauer.
02:11Matt misses.
02:12Had a chance to tie it there.
02:14And the well is running dry for him right now.
02:17Nothing.
02:18And, you know, you can sense his frustration.
02:21This is going to be a test of his resolve here.
02:23Here's Gasol.
02:25That's good.
02:25And it's Kobe with the assist.
02:28Bryant's got his fourth assist in this one.
02:32For Houston, they've gotten only three of their nine field goal attempts to go down since the end of the
02:36third.
02:37Pretty cold down the stretch.
02:39Mallory passes to Batty.
02:42Outside, Martin.
02:48That's a floater go.
02:50Count it.
02:51Martin's got four points now in the quarter.
02:54How about that crafty move by Martin inside and gets a high percentage look.
03:00Outside, Bryant.
03:05Gasol against Yao.
03:10Outside, Gasol.
03:11Outside, Fisher.
03:13Shot clock at five for three.
03:15Kobe.
03:17Ball's not loose.
03:19And this quarter, he has clearly been off the mark.
03:22Martin kicks to Skola.
03:27Outside, Martin.
03:28To tie it up.
03:29Cranes the three-pointer.
03:31Martin's got 12 points in just the second half.
03:34Yeah, the first half was one to deep six or forget.
03:38But in the second half, he's looked a lot better.
03:44Odin, the pass to Kobe.
03:47Odin with a screen on Martin.
03:49Here's Bryant.
03:50And Skola with the block.
03:55And here's Lowton.
04:02Pass to Battier.
04:07Outside, Martin.
04:11To take the lead.
04:13The rebound by Kobe Bryant.
04:17Bryant's got six rebounds in the game.
04:19Fisher with the ball.
04:26Over Lowry.
04:28Will not go.
04:30This is off the front iron.
04:32Rockets have gone five of 12 in the field, entering the fourth quarter.
04:39Battier, this is DeLauro.
04:44It's back to Battier.
04:48Pass to Martin.
04:50A three-ball.
04:51And it's Martin.
04:52Again, missing.
04:54And not allowing the shooter even an inch of breathing room on that one.
04:58And guys, that's exactly the kind of high-impact defense they want to see out of him.
05:03Now here's Odin.
05:04And a deep three from Bryant.
05:07Another miss.
05:08And they desperately need a bucket.
05:11Skola sets a screen for Lowry.
05:15On other miss by Houston.
05:19Lakers shooting around 40% for the four-hook.
05:25Odin on the way.
05:26By Skola.
05:29Outside for Kobe.
05:32And no good.
05:33Had a chance to take the lead there.
05:35And he needs to find other ways to contribute besides shooting.
05:39Sometimes you have to learn how to play well when you're not.
05:43You just love seeing a player with absolutely no fear.
05:48Cool, calm, collected, and confident in the biggest moment of the game.
05:53Yes.
05:53Now here's Kobe.
05:56Outside.
05:57Gasol.
06:00Pass to Odin.
06:07Oh, wow.
06:08A huge pass gets a tie in the game.
06:11Oh, just going off.
06:13Odin ignores the stakes and concentrates on just getting a bucket.
06:18Timeout called.
06:20Rock it.
06:21It's time now to hear from our Hall of Fame reporter, David Odin.
06:25What's the latest, David?
06:26Thanks, guys.
06:27During that last break, I heard Rick Adelman was telling his team.
06:30Now it's a close one.
06:32So coach asked his team to keep their focus.
06:34He said this game's going to come down to mistakes.
06:38If he played clean, we'll win.
06:40Great game tonight.
06:41Let's see how it lines up.
06:42I see.
06:43Thank you, David.
06:44He knocks down, but clutch free throw.
06:49Can't knock it down, and they really needed that one.
06:52Even with the miss, he got the big one there to put him in front.
06:55And Los Angeles calling timeouts.
06:58Well, given the scenario here, how do you approach this next position?
07:03Yeah, always intriguing to see what draws up in this situation.
07:08And we call those ATOs, or plays run after a timeout.
07:13They often make the difference in a game.
07:15Five seconds separate in the shot and game blocks.
07:17Kobe kicks it to Odin.
07:21Back to Kobe to take the lead.
07:24Off target from downtown.
07:26And he commits the intentional foul.
07:28Yeah, you have to do that, though.
07:31You can't just let him dribble the game out.
07:32Exactly.
07:33You've got to stop the clock any way possible,
07:35and hope they alligator arm a few of those free throws.
07:40He drops the first one, and that will put them up by two.
07:47Second one is good.
07:48They bolted the line, and it's a three-point game.
07:51That last free throw was critical.
07:52Their only choice now is to go for the three to top.
07:55And Los Angeles calling timeout.
07:58And let's get your take, guys.
08:00What's the strategy?
08:02And if you can get a three, shoot it.
08:04Otherwise, get the quick two and a five.
08:07Either way, they've got to score the ball.
08:11We've got 13 seconds left to play here in the fourth.
08:14Kobe, that's for two.
08:16Los Angeles with another miss.
08:18And there's the intentional foul.
08:20No choice but to stop the clock here.
08:25The team is in the middle.
08:30So the first one drops, and that gives them a four-point cushion.
08:42And it cannot convert on the second.
08:45That misses.
08:48Bryant backs for two.
08:50And so it's a narrow victory for Houston, pulling it out for the double.
08:54A narrow win under difficult circumstances, Greg, as the visiting team.
08:58It really was.
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