Kobe duels with James Harden, scores 35 points in final game at Houston
Kobe goes for 35 and the Beard grabs 40.
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Zach Harper
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One final game in Houston for Kobe Bryant ended up being a classic shooting guard duel with James Harden. In the Houston Rockets' 130-110 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, it was highly competitive for most of the game as Kobe got himself into a duel with the Beard.
Kobe went for 35 points on 10-of-22 from the field in one of his best scoring games of the season. He was also 4-of-11 from 3-point range and 11-of-11 from the free-throw line. Harden dropped 40 to counter what Kobe was doing, shooting 14-of-31 from the field and 6-of-14 from 3-point range. He also finished with 13 assists, four steals, and four rebounds.
It was Bryant's fifth 30-point game of the season, and his 13th game of the season knocking down at least 45 percent of his shots. The Lakers are now 3-2 this season when Kobe breaks the 30-point barrier. It was Kobe's last game in Houston, a place where he's had some pretty great moments throughout his career.
The NBA put together a quick highlight video of those times in Houston prior to Sunday's matchup.
We now have two games left in the Kobe Bryant era. The Lakers play in Oklahoma City on Monday in Kobe's last road game of his career, and then he finishes off a spectacular 20-year campaign at the Staples Center on Wednesday against Utah.
