What a finish.

Kobe Bryant's Lakers might've had a horrible season, but the Black Mamba went out on top with 60 points in his career finale, the highest point total by one player this season. Crazy.

Now, it's time to look back at some of the most memorable moments in Bryant's career captured by some of the NBA's best photographers.

 

Kobe Bryant, Shaq
Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News
Kobe Bryant
Lori Shepler, LA Times
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Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times
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Nathaniel Butler, NBA, Getty Images
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Hans Gutknecht, LA Daily News
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Wally Skalij—The Los Angeles Times
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