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Kobe Bryant
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Kobe Bryant
NBA Basketball
Kobe Bryant, top NBA Basketball player mades 81 points for Lakers in win against the Raptors. A Joy to watch.
Kobe Bryant
Holds Lakers franchise record for most points in a game with 81 points in 42 minutes (also a career high), the 2nd highest point total in NBA history after Wilt Chamberlain, set on January 22, 2006 vs. the Toronto Raptors.
Kobe Bryant Biography continued ... dunk shot artist, top NBA scorer
Bryant's career trajectory as an NBA player out of high school has been nothing short of exceptional. Even before he was chosen as the 13th pick overall by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996, Kobe Bryant had made a lasting impression on then-Lakers general manager Jerry West, who immediately foresaw the potential in Bryant's basketball talent during pre-draft workouts. After overseeing the arrival of Shaquille O'Neal to Los Angeles, West continued his quest to return the Lakers to championship status by trading center Vlade Divac to the Hornets for the 18-year old Bryant.
Kobe Bryant was primarily labeled a work-in-progress by then-Laker coach Del Harris during his first two seasons with the Lakers, in which he played mostly off the bench under guards Eddie Jones and Nick Van Exel. However, Kobe Bryant's fortunes would soon change when Phil Jackson became coach for the Los Angeles Lakers. After years of steady improvement, Bryant had become one of the premier shooting guards in the league, a notion that was indicated by his annual presence in the league's All-NBA, All-Star, and All-Defensive teams. The Los Angeles Lakers became perennial championship contenders under Kobe Bryant and former teammate Shaquille O'Neal, who teamed up to form one of the deadliest center-guard combinations in NBA history. Their success gave the Lakers three consecutive NBA championships in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Kobe Briant page 1
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Named the 1996 Naismith High School Player of the Year
Led Lower Merion High School to a 31-3 record, including 27 straight wins, and the PIAA Class AAAA state title as a senior (1996).
USA Today and Parade Magazine's 1996 National High School Player of the Year with a seasonal average of 30.8 points, 12.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.9 blocks
Was voted as a starter on the 1998 Western Conference All-Star squad, becoming at 19 the youngest All-Star starter in NBA history. Scored 18 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in his debut.
Co-holds NBA record for most 3-point field goals made in one game with 12 vs. the Seattle SuperSonics on January 7, 2003.
Co-holds NBA record for most consecutive 3-point field goals made in one game with 9 (January 7, 2003).
Co-holds NBA record for most consecutive 3-point field goals made in one half with 8 (January 7, 2003).
Along with Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain, one of only three players in NBA history to score 40-plus points for 9 consecutive games.
Youngest player to reach 10,000 points in his career (24 years, 193 days), set March 5, 2003 vs. the Indiana Pacers.
Holds Lakers franchise record of most points in a single quarter with 30 points in the third quarter on December 20, 2005, breaking a record previously jointly held by Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, and himself.
Youngest player to reach 15,000 points in his career (27 years, 136 days), set January 6, 2006 vs. the Philadelphia 76ers.
Holds Lakers franchise record for most 3-point field goals made without a miss in one game with 7, set January 6, 2006 vs. the Philadelphia 76ers.
Along with Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain, one of only three players in NBA history to score 45-plus points for 4 consecutive games. He was the first to accomplish it since Chamberlain, who did it in November of 1964.
Scored 62 points in three quarters of play on December 20, 2005 vs. the Dallas Mavericks, becoming the first player ever to outscore the opposing team through three quarters since the advent of the 24-second shot clock.
Holds Lakers franchise record for most consecutive free throws made at 62.
Holds Lakers franchise record for most points scored in a half with 55 in the last two quarters vs. the Toronto Raptors on January 22, 2006.
Holds Lakers franchise record for most points in a game with 81 points in 42 minutes (also a career high), the 2nd highest point total in NBA history after Wilt Chamberlain, set on January 22, 2006 vs. the Toronto Raptors. Only four others have scored over 70 points: Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, David Thompson, and David Robinson. He and Wilt Chamberlain are the only players ever to have scored over 80 points. Back
Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal with 2000 Championship Trophies - ©Photofile
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