Kobe Bryant dropped a cool 34 points on the Atlanta Hawks last night, and led his team to a 99-98 victory.
Bryant had 11 points in the fourth quarter, including this monster dunk over Atlanta’s Josh Smith with a little more than 2 minutes
to play in the game. It's safe to say Kobe wants to get his team into the playoffs.
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