kobe bryant scored 81 points on toronto raptors.
kobe bryant scored 81 points on toronto raptors.
who did kobe bryant scored 81 points on?
toronto raptors
kobe bryant is a retired shooting guard for the los angeles lakers of the national basketball association (nba) for his entire 20-year career. selected 13th overall by the charlotte hornets in the 1996 nba draft, bryant was traded to the los angeles lakers for vlade divac a month later. he and then-teammate shaquille o'neal led the lakers to three consecutive nba championships from 2000 to 2002. after o'neal was traded to the miami heat following the 2003–04 season, bryant became the cornerstone of the lakers franchise. he led the nba in scoring during the and seasons. in 2006, bryant scored a career-high 81 points against the toronto raptors, the second-highest number of points scored in a game in nba history, behind only wilt chamberlain's 100 point performance. bryant was awarded the regular season's most valuable player award (mvp) in the 2007–08 season and led his team to the 2008 nba finals as the first seed in the western conference. in the 2008 summer olympics, he won a gold medal as a member of the u.s. men's basketball team, occasionally referred to as "the redeem team". he led the lakers to two more championships in 2009 and 2010, winning the finals mvp award on both occasions.
list of career achievements by kobe bryant
on march 24 against the boston celtics, booker became the sixth player in nba history to score 70 points in a game, joining wilt chamberlain, david robinson, david thompson, elgin baylor and kobe bryant. it was the 11th 70-point game in nba history. booker finished 21-of-40 shooting overall, including 4-of-11 on 3-pointers, and 24-of-26 from the free throw line. he added eight rebounds and six assists in 45 minutes. booker, 20, became the youngest player to score 70 (and 60) points in a game. he had the highest-scoring game in the nba since bryant scored 81 in january 2006. the suns' previous scoring record was held by tom chambers with 60 points on march 24, 1990. with 21 points against dallas on april 9, booker passed kobe bryant to move into fourth place on the nba scoring list of players before their 21st birthday with 2,774 points, trailing only carmelo anthony, kevin durant, and leader lebron james. booker ended the season averaging 22.1 points per game, a near 9-point increment from his 13.8 points in 2015–16.
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