In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.

Passage: Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 42 points to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New York Knicks 97-92 Wednesday night at Staples Center after a three-game loss. Bryant took a whopping 36 shots, hitting 15, and making 12-of-14 free throws.
scored