Ronny Turiaf ended the run with a pair of free throws and a layup before Bryant ended the quarter with a fadeaway 3-pointer, sending the Lakers into the fourth with an 83-77 edge.

• 图里亚夫通过罚篮和上篮结束了猛龙的小高潮，而科比的转身3分则使湖人在第三节结束时仍以83：77领先进入第四节。