kobe bryant retired from the lakers in 2015 -- 16.
kobe bryant retired from the lakers in 2015 -- 16.
when did kobe bryant retire from the lakers?
2015 -- 16
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the lakers were then matched up against the second seeded oklahoma city thunder in the second round of the 2012 nba playoffs. during this series the lakers did not have home court advantage as they did against denver. in the first game of the series the thunder blew the lakers out 90-119. in the second game, the lakers led 75-68 with 2:08 to play but were unable to hold on. kevin durant hit the go ahead bucket with 18.6 seconds to go and steve blake missed a three-pointer in the corner resulting in a 75-76 laker loss. the lakers won game 3 at home 99-96. kobe bryant scored 36 points going 18-18 from the free throw line including the last 2 free throws that put the lakers up by 3. game 4 ended with a 100-103 thunder win. the lakers held a 9-point lead with 6:01 to play in the 4th quarter but were unable to sustain. this time it was kevin durant with the go-ahead three-pointer over metta world peace. kobe bryant had 38 points to lead the lakers but russell westbrook and kevin durant were able to both match him combining for 68 points. ultimately, the eventual western conference champions thunder proved too much for the lakers, winning the next game at chesapeake energy arena 90-106, wrapping up the series 1-4. kobe bryant averaged 31.2 points per game in the series. andrew bynum, the lakers other all-star did not perform up to his usual standards and only averaged 16.6 points per game and 9.4 rebounds per game. this was low considering during the regular season he averaged 18.7 points and 11.8 rebounds per game, both career highs. this marked the second year in a row the lakers were defeated in the second round of the playoffs. the previous year they were swept 4-0 by the dallas mavericks.
2011–12 los angeles lakers season