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Kobe Bryant's 81-point game against the Raptors in 2006 is one of the best performances in NBA history. ... When Bryant scored his final two points on a pair of free throws with 43.4 seconds

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Game summary of the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Toronto Raptors NBA game, final score 122-104, from January 22, 2006 on ESPN. ... Points; Rebounds; Assists; M. James PG - TOR. 26 ... Kobe Bryant's 81

https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200601220LAL.html
See the box score, play-by-play, and advanced stats of the historic game where Kobe Bryant scored 81 points against the Raptors.

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Take a look at full game highlights by Kobe Bryant who scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors | January 22, 2006Created by GD's Latest Highlights

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👀 back at Kobe's 81-PT performance from January 22, 2006 as the Lakers defeated Toronto, 122-104. 81 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL & 7 3PM Bryant scored 55 of his 81

https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-kobe-81-point-game-20160122-story.html
But it was a season when Bryant missed only two games while averaging a dazzling 35.4 points a game, a career-high, and won his first of two scoring titles. Yet, the 81-point game came at a time

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/02/24/kobe-bryant-81-point-game/
Kobe Bryant walks off the court after scoring 81 points in a single game against the Toronto Raptors on Jan. 22, 2006. ... Few performances in NBA history compare to Kobe Bryant's 81-point game.

https://lakersnation.com/this-day-in-lakers-history-kobe-bryant-scores-81-points-against-raptors/
Kobe Bryant prefers 81-point performance over final game. Bryant had countless memorable games throughout his career, but perhaps the two that stand above the rest were when he scored 81 points

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Jan. 22, 2006 Kobe Bryant scored 81 points in Los Angeles against the Toronto Raptors, the second-highest single game point total in NBA history. The Lakers

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Kobe Bryant Scores 81 Points vs Raptors. Lakers G Kobe Bryant scored 81 points--the second highest point total of all time--and the Lakers defeated the Raptors in a historic game. 01:16.

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But for many, a regular-season game against the Toronto Raptors 10 years ago remains the high-water mark for one of the game's greatest players. On Jan. 22, 2006, Bryant scored 81 points in the

https://sports.yahoo.com/date-kobe-bryant-scores-81-130043583.html
He passed 60 points, then 70 points, as he established the Lakers franchise record for the highest-scoring game by any player. His 81 points ensured a 122-104 win while leaving fans with vivid

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Kobe Bryant scored 81 points versus the Raptors on January 22, 2006. Interpreted as: Kobe Bryant 81 or more point game complete box score in his career. NAME DATE PTS TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/- Kobe Bryant : 1/22/2006 :

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/devean-george-kobe-bryant-81-point-game
Kobe's grinning. January 22, 2006, was 10 years ago today. That's the date Kobe scored 81 points. I played in that game. Last week, I was determined to find the game tape. I hadn't watched it in years. First I checked YouTube, but there were only a few short clips. YouTube wasn't even a big thing yet back in 2006.

https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/23/sports/81-points.html
The Lakers' Kobe Bryant scored 81 points -- the second-highest single-game total in N.B.A. history -- as Los Angeles defeated the Toronto Raptors, 122-104. Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 for the

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nba/kobe-bryant-scored-81-points-against-the-raptors-11-years-ago-today
On this day 11 years ago, Kobe Bryant came as close to Wilt Chamberlain's all-time single game record of 100 points as any other player in history, scoring an unfathomable 81 points against the

https://apnews.com/article/kobe-bryant-toronto-raptors-los-angeles-lakers-nba-sports-f2bc56a897f58714efbea4b8d898e96f
LOS ANGELES (AP) — (2000 Package) Kobe Bryant shoots and keeps shooting from all over the court and from every angle. The Los Angeles Lakers star has 26 points by halftime and finishes the game with 81 points for the second-highest total in NBA history. Bryant's big game leads the Lakers to a 122-104 win over the Toronto Raptors.

https://ballislife.com/this-day-in-history-1-22-06-kobe-bryant-scores-81-points/
Players in this post: On this day in history, January 22nd of 2006, in his 666th game, Kobe Bryant had his "Salvador Dali" masterpiece. A masterpiece so difficult to create, it's even difficult to do in video games. "Not even in my dreams," Bryant said after scoring a career-high 81 (66% of his team's total points) against the Toronto Raptors.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1495857-an-internet-history-of-kobe-bryants-insane-81-point-game
When it comes to scoring, Kobe Bryant is second to only Wilt Chamberlain. Seven years later, the 81 points the Black Mamba dropped against the Toronto Raptors still stands as

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Bryant scored 27 points in the third and 28 points in the final quarter. He finished the game with 81 points, six rebounds and two assists. Bryant shot 28-for-46 from the field and went 7-for-13

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Kobe Bryant scored 81 points against the Raptors on January 22, 2006. Interpreted as: Kobe Bryant stats 81 or more point regular-season game in his career. NAME DATE PTS TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/- 1: Kobe Bryant K. Bryant: 1/22/2006: 81: LAL . vs:

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Kobe Bryant's 81 point game is widely recognized as one of the most legendary performances in all of sports. But just how did he score those 81 points? The c

https://helios.cbssports.com/nba/news/by-the-numbers-joel-embiid-70-points-karl-anthony-towns-62-combine-for-historic-scoring-night/
Towns now holds the NBA record (play-by-play era, dating back to 1997) for first-half points with 44, two more than the 42 that Kobe Bryant scored in 2003 against Jordan's Wizards (he wound up with 55 total). All told, five players have scored at least 40 points in a first half: Towns, Bryant, Kyrie Irving and Lillard (41) and Klay Thompson (40).

https://sports.yahoo.com/jayson-tatum-breaks-kobe-bryants-015341133.html
MOST PLAYOFF POINTS, AGE 26 OR YOUNGER. 1. Jayson Tatum - 2,711 (113 games played) 2. Kobe Bryant - 2,694 (119 GP) 3. LeBron James - 2,578 (92 GP) It's extremely rare for a player Tatum's

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8 years ago today, Kobe Bryant had the greatest farewell game in sports history: 60 PTS 4 REB 4 AST 6 3PM 22-50 FGM "Mamba out" "Mamba out" | 8 years ago today, Kobe Bryant had the greatest farewell game in sports history: 60 PTS 4 REB 4 AST 6 3PM 22-50 FGM "Mamba out" | By Full Court | And that's where he's been scoring this year

https://apnews.com/article/jerry-west-kobe-bryant-nba-23b639c4c684e781a9c5f8c95ce4d686
FILE - At left, Jerry West speaks at the Hall of Fame Museum in Springfield, Mass. Friday, Aug. 13, 2010. At right, Kobe Bryant smiles before an NBA basketball game in Washington, Nov. 26, 2013. It was during the NBA Finals in 2010. Kobe Bryant was asked a question about whether he thought he was the greatest Los Angeles Laker ever.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/jayson-tatum-breaks-kobe-bryant-s-historic-record-in-nba-finals-game-5/ar-BB1opna2
B oston Celtics star Jayson Tatum came out on fire in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Scoring 16 points in the first half, Tatum overtook Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant for first place on the the

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Kobe Bryant scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors. This was the second highest NBA scoring performance ever since Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points.

https://dukewire.usatoday.com/2024/06/18/jayson-tatum-kobe-bryant-most-nba-playoff-points-before-age-27/
With a 31-point performance in Game 5, his sixth 30-point game of the postseason, Tatum surpassed Kobe Bryant for the most playoff points by a player before his 27th birthday. Through seven years in the NBA, Tatum has scored 2,711 career points in the postseason. When you factor in his 113 postseason games (a staggering number for a 26-year-old

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/jayson-tatum-breaks-kobe-bryants-playoff-record-in-nba-finals/ar-BB1op6w1
MOST PLAYOFF POINTS, AGE 26 OR YOUNGER. 1. Jayson Tatum - 2,696 (113 games played) 2. Kobe Bryant - 2,694 (119 GP) 3. LeBron James - 2,578 (92 GP) It's extremely rare for a player Tatum's