By Mark Medina, Los Angeles Times
Whenever the moment feels right, Antawn Jamison pops in a tape that highlights a different era, one in which he starred opposite Kobe Bryant.
Jamison may have openly gushed Wednesday at his introductory Lakers press conference about how Bryant's presence will lead to easier looks and a path to an NBA championship. But there was a time nearly a dozen years ago when Jamison wanted nothing more than to beat him.
The Lakers' 125-122 double-overtime loss to the Golden State Warriors on Dec. 6, 2000 featured Bryant and Jamison each scoring 51 points. It marked the first time two players had reached the 50-point plateau since 1962, when Wilt Chamberlain (63 points) and Elgin Baylor (51) provided the offensive fireworks. To this day, Jamison still shows off that tape to his 5-year-old son to show "what the old man used to do back in the day."
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