After Bryant hit a 3-pointer with 24 seconds left in the fourth quarter to cut the Grizzlies lead to one, Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley was winding down some clock. Bryant began screaming at Lin to foul Conley to stop the clock, but Lin held back and the clock continued to run.
Frustrated, Bryant took it upon himself to foul Conley with 12 seconds left. However, it turns out that Lin was following instructions from head coach Byron Scott, even though it may not have made sense to Bryant at the time:
Regarding Kobe angrily fouling when Lin was waiting, Byron said he wanted Lin to wait till 10 secs left. And Byron said he told Kobe later.
— KEVIN DING (@KevinDing) January 3, 2015In the end, the Grizzlies beat the Lakers 109-106 as Bryant missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
H/T LBS.
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