On a night where Kobe Bryant could have passed the great Michael Jordan on the NBA's all-time scoring list, it was Nick Young who bailed the Los Angeles Lakers out against the defending champs.
Young's desperation 3-pointer with 7.4 seconds left in overtime lifted the Lakers to a 112-110 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday.
Young finished with a team-high 29 points off the bench and Bryant added 22 points with nine assists in Los Angeles' second straight win.
Bryant entered the game 31 points shy of passing Jordan (32,292) for third place on the all-time scoring list.
Tim Duncan, who needed 15 points to pass Jerry West for 18th on the all-time scoring list, paced the Spurs with 19 points and 18 rebounds.
Manu Ginobili and Corey Joseph had 18 and 16 points, respectively, in the setback.
Joseph played the entire fourth quarter and overtime in place of Tony Parker, who returned to the lineup after a three-game absence due to a hamstring injury. Parker was limited to five points in just 17 minutes of action.
[SportsNetwork.com]
