On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers visited the Milwaukee Bucks for the first time this season. It was the second of a back-to-back; with the Lakers winning the previous night against the Chicago Bulls. This time around, the Lakers were able to pull through with a win in overtime 107-106, pushing their overall season record to 20-4.

Kobe Bryant is credited for helping the Lakers win this road game because of a clutch game-winning jump shot with five seconds remaining in overtime, leaving both the Bucks and their audience in shock.

The game began with its usual starters–Kobe Bryant, Derek Fisher, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, and Andrew Bynum. There to compete against the Lakers was Los Angeles native, Brandon Jennings, a rookie in the running to become the league’s Rookie of the Year.

Both teams got off to a slow start that resulted in a rather low-scoring game. With approximately just 30 or so points a piece heading into halftime, both the Bucks and the Lakers seemed a bit lacking in energy. Once the second half arrived, the tempo of the game began to change gradually.

The ball game remained fairly close in terms of scoring. The Bucks’ Luke Ridnour, Ersan Ilyasova, and Michael Redd took advantage of the several open shots that the Lakers gave them. Ilyasova even scoring a career-high of 24 points.

But the entire game all came down to the wire as the Bucks began to pull away, leading by six points with about a minute left to spare. Who better to put in the game during times like these but Kobe Bryant? Bryant, who scored the last seven points for the Lakers, was again the one every Laker and Laker fan was counting on to make “the big shot.” According to Bryant, he missed that same jump shot at the end of regulation but promised himself that if the opportunity came, he would attempt that same shot. Luckily, the opportunity came and concluded in success once more.

But Kobe was not alone in this victory. Pau Gasol contributed 26 points, Ron Artest with 10 points, and Derek Fisher with nine points. Sasha Vujacic was again inserted into the game to assist the team in improving their defense on the court, playing 2:33.