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Robert Marvi

On this date: Kobe Bryant returns to Philly, drops 32 in Lakers win

The Los Angeles Lakers tied the 2001 NBA Finals with a win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 2, but it came in a very competitive game, and many thought the rest of the series might be a dogfight.

The Finals moved to Philly for Game 3, making it the first such game in that city since the Sixers swept an injury-riddled Lakers team in 1983.

But it was also a homecoming for Kobe Bryant.

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