Kobe Bryant left the basketball world in awe as he made his final exit, dropping 60 points on the Utah Jazz before hanging them up for good.

It was a moment to behold, and it was distilled Hollywood drama in the form of basketball greatness. His final game in the NBA couldn't have been scripted any better, with Bryant reminding everyone why he's one of the greatest to ever play the game. 

We're officially one year removed from a game that took the NBA's catchphrase, "where amazing happens," to another level. Kobe spoke with ESPN about remembering his final game, and it's the perfect way to reminisce on his incredible curtain call. 

Watching it unfold seemed surreal. His final season was less-than ideal, with the Los Angeles Lakers notching their worst record in franchise history while the extreme mileage on Bryant showed why he was calling it a career. 

The final game was going to be special no matter how it played out, but as the minutes ticked down and his points ticked up, you could feel the magic. Could he hit 40? 50? 60?! And he did, closing out his final game in legendary fashion. 

Bryant scored 15 points in the final 3:15, stunning a crowd that was showered with a once in a lifetime experience.

"It felt that way watching it, watching it and going, 'No way, no, that's not going to happen.'" Bryant told ESPN's Baxter Holmes of the final minutes.

"That's the one game I can watch and just enjoy"

Fans certainly felt the same way, and re-watching this game is nostalgic as expected. On the one-year anniversary of Kobe stunning us all in his grand exit, it's as fresh in the mind as ever. 

Bryant told Holmes he could tell early on that the pendulum was going to either swing into legendary territory, or fall off into disappointment like much of the season had gone. Luckily for Kobe, Lakers fans and Kobe fans, everything was aligned perfectly.

"It was either going to have to be an epic one or the worst one ever, because they were just going to keep throwing me the damn ball and the crowd wanted me to shoot every time.

"Almost to the point where I felt bad for my teammates, because if they took a shot, the crowd was ready to boo. So it was like, 'Oh, s***. I gotta go.'"

And did he ever go. It was a sight to behold, perhaps on par with any playoff performance he put on. The stakes didn't involve an NBA title, but constructing the perfect ending to the book of Kobe was just as important.

That's how you nail an ending.