Bryant’s miss left the West clinging to a two-point lead with 18.1 seconds left, and the East called timeout. When the teams returned to the court, Bryant started yapping at
LeBron James. James passed to
Deron Williams, who missed a 3-pointer then threw the rebound back to James. Bryant screamed at him to shoot, but James instead threw away a pass.
“I seen my teammate open for a split-second; I seen him open the first time and I didn’t release the ball,” James said. “When I tried to throw it late … that’s what usually happens – it results in a turnover.”