CROWDER IS TOUGH ON DEFENSE.

>> Jeff: BIG AND STRONG.

>> Mike: BRYANT, FAKES.

AND FIRES.

AND ANGES, NINE TIES.

LARGEST LEAD BY EITHER TEAM

SINCE.

AND RIGHT FROM THE OPENING TIP.

BRYANT, FORCES IT UP AND AGAIN.

NASH, TIED UP.

HE'S GOING TO THROW UP ANOTHER

FROM OUT THERE.

AND BRYANT, AND AWAY.

AND IT'S GOOD.

KOBE BRYANT, THREE CONSECUTIVE

BASKETS AND THE LAKERS BACK UP

>> Mike: KOBE BRYANT HERE,

UNBELIEVABLE SHOTS HERE IN THE

FOURTH.

HIS TEAM IS DOWN BY FOUR.

>> Jeff: HE WAS ON A SPECTACULAR

RUN.

THE LONG THREES, STATIONARY

THREE OVER C

VERY WELL DEFENDED BY HOWARD,

AND JUST TREMENDOUS.

>> Mike: 16 BY CARTER.

>> Jeff: I'M GOING TO DROUBL AND

MAKE HIM BE THE SH

IS HIS SECOND FIELD GOAL OF THE

DAY.

>> Jeff: TREMENDOUS BY JAMES.

AND SAW THE WEAK SIDE, THE

CROSSCOURT PASS TO THE WIDE OPEN

O.J. MAYO.

>> Mike: JAMES BACK IN THE GAME

FOR COLLISONLE SOMETHING.

BRAND OKAY AND A TIME-OUT

CALLED.

KOBE BRYANT, STEVE NASH, BIG

PLAYS ON THE ROAD HERE IN THE

FOURTH.

>> Jeff: IF YOU GET IT OUT OF

BRIND'S HANDS, YOU DON'T WAN

>> Mike: HOWARD, AND NOWITZKI

MISSES A FREE THROW.

AND UNDER A MINUTE REMAINING.

BRYANT, HAS 11 POINTS ALREADY

HERE IN THE FOURTH.

>> Jeff: AND DOUBLING THEM OFF

WORLD PEACE.

>> Mike: NASH BAOND.

AND MAKES IT A THREE-POINT GAME.

AND RICK CARLISLE WILL CALL A

TIME-OUT.

KOBE BRYANT WITH 13 POINTS HERE

IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.

37 FOR THE GAME.

JUST OFFENSIVE BRILLIANCE DOWN

THE STRETCH ON THE ROAD IN SUCH

AN IMPORTANT GAME FOR HIS

LAKERS.

6.8 REMAINING.

LAKERS, DO YOU FOUL AND NOT LET

THEM ATTEMPT A THREE.

IF YOU'RE DALLAS, DO YOU TRY TO

SCORE RIGHT AWAY OR LOOK FOR A

THREE HERE?

>> Jeff: UNDER 7 SECONDS IS WHAT

I DO FOR THE FOUL.

>> Mike: NOWITZKI STRUGGLING

WITH IT AND CARTER HAS AND IT

DRIVE, TOUT MAYO, MAYO FOR THREE

AND BACK OF THE RIM, WON'T GO

AND BRYANT, HE IS FOULED WITH

4.5 REMAINING.

MAYO HAD A GOOD LOOK AND IT

WOULDN'T GO DOWN AND NOW KOBE

BRYANT CAN SEAL IT AT THE

FREE-THROW LINE.

>> Jeff: WELL, TREMENDOUS

DEFENSE BY WORLD PEACE TO BREAK

UP THE PLAY.IMITING THOME ONE

SHOT.

>> Lisa: 38 POINTS IN THE GAME

AND YOU WENT OFF IN THE FOURTH.

YOU HAD THAT LOOK.

EN WITH YOU HAVE THAT LO

>> Lisa: THANK YOU,

CONGRATULATIONS.

>> Mike: AN EXTRAORDINARY FOURTH

QUARTER FOR BRYANT.

FINTSS WITH 38 POINTS, 12

REBOUNDS, 7 ASSISTS.

4 OF 5 FROM DOWNTOWN.

AND BRYANT GIVES THE LAKERS A

HUGE WIN.

FINAL SCORE, LAKERS 103 AND THE

MAVERICKS 99.

FOR JEFF VAN GUNDY, LISA SALTERS

AND THE PRODUCE INTERDIRECTOR

AND THE OUTSTANDING ABC STAFF,

MIKE BREEN SAYING THANKS FOR