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Five-time NBA champion Bryant, who scored 14 of his points in the final quarter, also had 12 rebounds and seven assists and reached the 31 000 milestone at 34 years, 185 days.
Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain had the old mark at 36 years, 164 days.
“Kobe made some unbelievable big plays coming down the stretch,” Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni said.
“All he needs is the ball.
“Just throw it over to him and that’s how he likes to operate.”
Steve Nash finished with 20 points and Dwight Howard grabbed 13 rebounds and nine points for the Lakers, who have won five straight games in Dallas. Nash is playing with a sore back.
“It’s tough when he has it going like that,” Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said of Bryant. “I think when we look at it on film, we had a lot of missed opportunities offensively.”
Dirk Nowitzki had 30 points and 13 rebounds for Dallas, who had their three-game win streak snapped.
Veteran Vince Carter and Elton Brand scored 15 and 14 points respectively.
Dallas trailed by two 99-97 with just over a minute to play. Bryant and Nowitzki then exchanged field goals, and after Metta World Peace made one of two free throws, the Mavericks had the ball down by three with 16.8 seconds to play.— AFP.
OJ Mayo got an open shot at a corner three, but his attempt missed and Bryant grabbed the rebound before sinking one-of-two at the line to seal the outcome. — AFP.
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