Kobe Bryant's final NBA game exceeded all expectations, with the retiring legend scoring 60 points -- the most ever for a player in his final game -- including 17 straight in the fourth quarter to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a win over the Utah Jazz. NBA players turned into fans, reacting on Twitter to a night few will ever forget.

This is like watching a movie....#Kobe — Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) April 14, 2016

Please get 50 Kobe — Zach LaVine (@ZachLaVine) April 14, 2016

Kobe got 40 👀👀👀 hope he get 50 !! #KobesLastGame — Hassan Whiteside (@youngwhiteside) April 14, 2016

K O B E #greatness — Zach LaVine (@ZachLaVine) April 14, 2016

Kobe!!!! 51!!!! — Marcin Gortat (@MGortat) April 14, 2016

I see you Bean!! — Keef Morris (@Keefmorris) April 14, 2016

KOBE BEAN BRYANT 🔥🔥🔥 what a show — Quincy Pondexter (@QuincyPondexter) April 14, 2016

This dude is not real at 37 years old! #mambaday — DeAndre Jordan (@deandrejordan6) April 14, 2016

You would think I'm the biggest Kobe Bryant fan of all time right now. I'm going crazy watching this. #Mamba #Legend #Assassin — Meyers Leonard (@MeyersLeonard11) April 14, 2016

I hope Kobe has a Derek Jeter walk off moment here... — Kevin Love (@kevinlove) April 14, 2016

Wow — Kevin Love (@kevinlove) April 14, 2016

This has been the best night of basketball in a while. Warriors get a record and Kobe does this!! Wow!!! — Kyle Lowry (@Klow7) April 14, 2016

This is unreal!!!!!! Vintage @kobebryant right here — Jared Sullinger (@Jared_Sully0) April 14, 2016

60!! — LeBron James (@KingJames) April 14, 2016

Kobe Bean!! — LeBron James (@KingJames) April 14, 2016

Mother Effin amazed!!!!!! Left the game on his terms and his way! Legend engraved in history forever!! — Kyrie Irving (@KyrieIrving) April 14, 2016

Thank you, Merci Kobe ! 60 !

Enjoy the next chapter of your life Legend. — Nicolas Batum (@nicolas88batum) April 14, 2016

What a way to end an amazing career! Kobe in FULL MAMBA MODE! #MambaDay #ThankYouKobe #Legend — Nikola Vucevic (@NikolaVucevic) April 14, 2016

That's why Kobe is the best to do it — Nick Young (@NickSwagyPYoung) April 14, 2016

Some things are scripted, some things don't end that good in fairy tales.. #60 #GOOT #MambaOut @kobebryant — Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) April 14, 2016

Congrats @kobebryant ... a fitting 60-piece and W to end an amazing career!! — Jeremy Lin (@JLin7) April 14, 2016

.@kobebryant scoring 60 points in his last game is the greatest final performance that I've ever seen in sports! — Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) April 14, 2016

Who would've thought that Kobe scoring 60pts in his last game would upstage the Warriors winning their 73rd game? Well it happened tonight! — Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) April 14, 2016

60 piece. Mamba out. — Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) April 14, 2016

Bean you are a beast bro! We will miss you! Fairy tale ending. @kobebryant — James Harden (@JHarden13) April 14, 2016