SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- In a 48-hour span, Kobe Bryant played a phenomenal game, rushed home to Los Angeles to check on his wife's health, then hurried back to Sacramento for another amazing performance that put the Lakers in the conference finals.

All in all, the Lakers' 22-year-old star amassed 84 points in Games 3 and 4 against Sacramento despite being scared for his wife's health.

Bryant set career playoff bests with 48 points and 16 rebounds Sunday as the Lakers advanced to their second straight Western Conference finals with a 119-113 victory over the Kings, sweeping the best-of-seven series.

Bryant, who married Vanessa Laine last month after an engagement that began during last season's playoffs, found out hours before tipoff of Friday's Game 3 that she had been taken to an emergency room with a severe pain in her left side.

After being assured by doctors that his wife's life wasn't in danger, Bryant scored 36 points in the Lakers' victory and rushed home, only to find his wife sleeping off her undisclosed malady. After a relaxing day, Bryant returned to Sacramento and finished his two-game virtuoso performance.

"It wasn't a distraction at all," Bryant said. "It puts things in perspective a little bit more. You understand that this is just a game. The love that I have at home with my wife means so much to me. It's important that she stays in good health. It was a scary situation."