CHARLOTTE, North Carolina An icy cool Kobe Bryant sank a jumper on the buzzer to give the Los Angeles Lakers a 96-94 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday.

Kobe, who had 21 points for the night, fell to the floor as the ball went in. It was the Lakers' sixth straight win over the Hornets.

Charlotte all-star Baron Davis scored 37 points, one shy of his career high.

Shaquille O'Neal led Los Angeles with 31 points and made a three-point play with 39 seconds left to give the Lakers a 94-92 lead, Reuters reported.

With 9.4 seconds left P.J. Brown scored from hit the right baseline to tie the game, 94-94.

Bryant, who was traded by Charlotte in 1998, sailed the winning shot over forward George Lynch.