Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant produced perhaps as many memorable shots as any player in NBA history — a mix of clutch daggers, mid-range displays and contested Js, circus finishes, and insane throw-downs.

Here are eight of the greatest buckets from the former No. 8, plus two honorable mentions.

Honorable Mention: Deep Fadeaway on Grant Hill and Alvin Gentry, Game 6, 2010 Western Conference Finals

With the Lakers up 105-100 and on the verge of advancing to the NBA Finals, Kobe Bryant iced the game and silenced the US Airways Center crowd with a gloriously un-analytic deep 2-pointer in Grant Hill’s grill. This shot was absolutely drained — the net barely made a ripple — and it capped off a 37-point masterclass. The best part of this play: the condescending “nice try” slap-on-the-butt Bryant immediately gave Suns head coach Alvin Gentry.

Honorable Mention: 360 Up-Fake vs. New York Knicks, Feb. 2, 2009

Of any game in Kobe Bryant’s storied career, his 61-point gem (19-of-31 FG, 3-of-6 3PT, 20-of-20 FT) at Madison Square Garden was possibly the most clinical display of his cabinet of mid-range moves and mastery of the fundamentals. This up-fake, 360 reverse pivot floater went down as the most iconic bucket from this night, and it perfectly encapsulated the overall skillful performance. Personally, I’ve never seen anyone else do this move before or after, and it’s hard to imagine any other player in NBA history even coming up with this one.

Knicks forward and Bryant victim Wilson Chandler had this to say after the game:

“It was at the Garden so you got Spike on the side talking s—t, you got people in the stands talking s—t. I’m thinking, damn, just leave him alone. It was like it never ends.”

8) Reverse Tip-In, Game 4, 2000 NBA Finals

This shot signified Kobe Bryant’s official coming-out party as a championship player. After years of disappointing playoff losses (including some airballs in Utah), Bryant was finally ready for his moment on the big stage. In Game 4 at Conseco Fieldhouse, with the Lakers up 2-1 against a feisty Indiana Pacers squad, Bryant, nursing a sprained ankle, played 47 minutes, scoring 28 points in his first great Finals performance. Notably, after Shaquille O’Neal fouled out with just under three minutes left, the 21-year-old Bryant sank a pair of jumpers and a reverse tip-in with 5.9 seconds left to seal the win.

When he gave that classic “calm down” signal, his teammates and Lakers fans did — forever. He had this. O’Neal won Finals MVP, but Bryant was officially a superstar.

7) Game-Tying 3, Game 2, 2004 NBA Finals 

This Kobe Bryant shot itself should perhaps be higher on the list — after all, it’s a game-tying 3-pointer in the NBA Finals. With the Lakers having lost Game 1 at home and facing a 89-86 deficit against the Detroit Pistons with 10.9 seconds in regulation, Bryant splashed this J over Richard Hamilton, and L.A. would take the dub in overtime.

However, it was the Lakers' only win of the series, as well as Bryant’s only strong game (33 points, seven assists). L.A. was stifled by the Pistons for the next three games, marking the end of this dynasty.

6) Buzzer-Beater vs. Miami Heat, Dec. 4, 2009

With the Lakers down by two with three seconds remaining, Kobe Bryant somehow forced his way through a double-team to retrieve the inbounds pass with his back to the basket, took a circuitous route with good friend Dwyane Wade frantically chasing him, and found just enough space and the right angle to launch a one-legged fadeaway. Fortunately for Bryant, the bank was open. Staples went absolutely bonkers.

5) Whatever This Was, 2009 NBA Finals Game 5

This shot is a perfect illustration of Kobe Bryant’s acumen, athleticism, and precision in one moment. When he slices into the lane, you can almost see him in control as he elevates, shows Howard the ball with his right, brings it up-and-under the four-time Defensive Player of the Year’s massive arms, and recovers back into a short jumper just before hitting the ground. It's a circus shot, except he knows what he's doing all along. Just ridiculous. This is the most underrated shot of Bryant’s career, and it should be more ubiquitous in highlight packages.

4) Corner 3 vs Portland in 65-Point Game, March 16, 2007

If somebody who had never seen Kobe Bryant play asked you to show them one game as the prime example of his skills and greatness, this would be a game to consider — and possibly my personal choice. He didn’t score 81, but he dropped 65 points (23-of-39 FG) in a 116-111 overtime thriller and produced an array of impossible, audacious clutch jumpers to top it off.

Bryant was 8-of-12 from downtown in this game, and he scored 33 points on 11-of-13 shooting during the final 14 minutes of the game. He made his last five 3-point attempts, including this corner dagger with 46 seconds left. His elite footwork, spatial awareness, and instincts were on full display as he pivoted out of a double-team to get just enough space to sink the triple in front of his own bench.

3) Game-Winner vs. Utah in Final Game, April 13, 2016

Kobe Bryant’s final game was an indelible NBA moment for a litany of reasons. As an appreciative fan, to witness him muster up the energy one last time to provide the world with one more signature performance — and win the game — was simply an all-time sports moment.

With the Lakers down 96-88(!) with 1:48 left, a noticeably exhausted Bryant just refused to lose his final outing. He dropped a slew of exhausted buckets in front of an increasingly grateful and chaotic crowd. After scoring seven straight points, Bryant drained a pull-up on the right elbow with 37.1 seconds left to give the Lakers the lead and bring his total to 58 points.

2) Game-Tying and Game-Winning 3s vs. Portland, April 15, 2004

In the final game of the 2003-04 regular season, the Lakers needed a win over their rival to win the Pacific Division. Down three with eight seconds left in OT, Kobe Bryant put the moves on “Kobe Stopper” Ruben Patterson — to no avail — and was forced to take an awkward contested 3-ball. No matter.

Later, with one second remaining in overtime, Bryant caught the inbounds pass from Gary Payton and splashed a rainbow fadeaway while falling down over the outstretched arms of Theo Ratliff to win the game, stunning the Rose Garden crowd in the process.

1) Buzzer-Beater vs. Phoenix, Game 4, 2006 Western Conference First Round

Indisputably Kobe Bryant’s most iconic shot, even if the series didn’t have a happy ending for the Lakers.

At least for these few seconds, everything was just right. Bryant found a way to get the ball (a theme of these plays) off the jump ball, dribbled with conviction and confidence immediately to his spot, and then sank a picture-perfect J. Never a doubt. There could not have been one human in Staples Center who didn’t think that shot was cash.

Kobe capped it off with the iconic tug of his jersey in celebration.