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The Carlos Boozer Archive

The shot ruined Kobe Bryant's heroics down the stretch for the Lakers (2-4).

Bryant struggled with his shooting, going just 6-of-19 from the field. But he made two big baskets in the final 70 seconds that kept the Lakers in front.

Bryant, who scored 16 points, hit a running 10-footer at the baseline with 1:10 left for a 99-95 lead. He followed with a flying dunk off a rebound to put Los Angeles ahead 101-97 with 31 seconds left.

But the Cavaliers pulled within 101-100 on Ricky Davis' three-point play. Samaki Walker then missed two free throws with 19 seconds left before Parker hit his shot.

Darius Miles led the Cavaliers with 22 points and 10 rebounds and Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 21 points.

Cleveland rookie power forward Carlos Boozer Jr., a 1999 Juneau-Douglas High School graduate, only played five minutes off the bench. Boozer scored no points on 0-for-2 shooting, but he grabbed three offensive rebounds in his limited action.

Derek Fisher led the Lakers with 18 points.