Five days after Kobe Bryant boasted, "The party just got started," he and the Lakers again pulled the plug on the Spurs' festivities. They rallied from 10 points down in the final five minutes for a stunning 87-85 victory Sunday evening that left them one win shy of closing out the Spurs and the Western Conference semifinal series.

Only six teams in NBA history have come back from a 3-1 deficit to win a best-of-seven series. If that doesn't sound daunting enough to the Spurs, the Lakers have lost three consecutive games under Phil Jackson only once in the past three seasons.

"We know their spirits are low," said Bryant, who scored the game-winner with 5.1 seconds left, "and they should be right now."