Neymar converted the penalty and ran to the cameras while holding up two and four fingers on his hands in honour of Bryant's jersey number in the Los Angles Lakers
PSG moved five points ahead of second-place Marseille, with PSG playing their game in hand at Monaco on Wednesday.
Neymar was the subject of a long drawn transfer saga involving his former club Barcelona in the summer.
On the field, they have a harmony which could take Paris Saint-Germain far in the Champions League after three straight seasons of failing to even reach the quarterfinals.
Neymar scored one goal and helped create three more as Paris Saint-Germain completed their Champions League group stage with a 5-0 rout of Galatasaray on Wednesday.
With its sixth consecutive league win, nine-time champion Marseille remained five points behind PSG, which has a game in hand.
The match was briefly interrupted toward the end after PSG goalkeeper Keylor Navas was hit by a projectile thrown from a stand with Montpellier fans. Navas appeared uninjured and carried on until the final whistle.
Kylian Mbappé broke the deadlock shortly after halftime and Neymar sealed the win with a penalty late on.
Late twin strikes from Pablo Sarabia and Kylian Mbappe secured a 2-2 draw for Paris Saint-Germain against Real Madrid.
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Zidane heaped praises on PSG forward Kylian Mbappe as there have been talks of him wanting to sign the France player.
First-half goals from Mauro Icardi and Angel di Maria were enough as PSG got the better of Lille 2-0.
Six minutes after replacing Edinson Cavani, Mauro Icardi turned the ball in from close range after Brest failed to clear a cross from the left.
The victory sent PSG through to the round of 16 of the Champions League with four straight wins and no goals conceded.
Dijon started the match in last place and had conceded 28 goals in its past eight matches against PSG but managed to get the better of PSG 2-1 at home.
Di Maria got the visitors off to a flying start in the first half before Mbappé sealed the win in the 83rd minute after the home side had two players sent off.
Mbappé, who had been out for a month with a thigh injury, came on with half an hour remaining and the France star gave Neymar a simple finish from close range in the 70th.
A second league loss of the season ended a four-match winning streak for PSG, which stayed top of Ligue 1 after seven games.
Neymar's possible return to the La Liga club seemed to be imminent during the summer transfer market but never came to fruition.
Kaka won the game's top individual honours in 2007 when he was named FIFA world player of the year and collected the Ballon d'Or after winning the Champions League with AC Milan.
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