The last time that Lakers fans got to see the team play a playoff game at Staples Center was when Kobe Bryant scored 36 points to lead the 2011-12 Los Angeles Lakers to a Game 3 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round series.
But that game would not only be Bryant's last playoff victory at Staples Center, but the team's last postseason home win until Thursday, when LeBron James and Anthony Davis help lead the way to a 109-95 win to take a 2-1 lead in the series vs. the Phoenix Suns. During the final moments of Game 3, Kobe Bryant chants surrounded Staples Center as fans look back on the nine-year journey through the wilderness for a proud franchise seeking a repeat championship this spring.
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