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Kobe Bryant juss scored 81 points against the Raptors

absolutely INSANE game.. no one has scored that many points in a basketball game in almost 30 years. The highest was 100 by Wilt Chaimberlain in like 1962..

wells, atleast the Raps are in the history books now!

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=260122013

yeah...just finished watching that game. What a joke! Raps.. < ftl

I'm glad our team helps other people set records!

FUCK Kobe....
He is and always will be a punk.
I dont care how many pts he scores.

I was a Laker fan my WHOLE life until Shaq was traded and Phil left.
He ONLY cares about one thing: Kobe

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Originally posted by TheVrk FUCK Kobe.... He is and always will be a punk. I dont care how many pts he scores. I was a Laker fan my WHOLE life until Shaq was traded and Phil left. He ONLY cares about one thing: Kobe

But he could get away with it because he's That Good.

Note also that the Lakers is not a good team right now, even with some decent players.

ugh the raptors are so fustrating!

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Originally posted by TheVrk FUCK Kobe.... He is and always will be a punk. I dont care how many pts he scores. I was a Laker fan my WHOLE life until Shaq was traded and Phil left. He ONLY cares about one thing: Kobe

Haha...don't hate the man for knowing how good he is. Unlike most players who shoot the lights out, he was 28-46 from the field. Most are below 50% on their big nights.

As a human being, he's definitely a fuck up. He's a great b-ball player though. Two big egos will never mesh on a team.

they're still in toronto?

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Originally posted by TheVrk FUCK Kobe.... He is and always will be a punk. I dont care how many pts he scores. I was a Laker fan my WHOLE life until Shaq was traded and Phil left. He ONLY cares about one thing: Kobe

so what, the whole NBA values individuals more than the team itself...thats why 90% of players are 'punks'...if you don't like that then too bad. $$=status=power.

The game itself was insane, the entire lakers team scored only 40 points, thats less than half of Kobe's total...Also he outscored the entire raptors team in the 2nd half!

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Originally posted by TheVrk FUCK Kobe.... He is and always will be a punk. I dont care how many pts he scores. I was a Laker fan my WHOLE life until Shaq was traded and Phil left. He ONLY cares about one thing: Kobe

I'd agree with that.

He's one hell of a player...arguably the most fearsome offensive player in the game today...pretty much *unstoppable* when he's on.

BUT...as a team player, he's fucking awful. MVP? Hell no. He may be the best offensive player...but "most valuable" to his team? He's the very REASON the Lakers will go nowhere. His teammeates are not involved enough in the offense to compensate when he's hurt, on the bench, or having a bad game.

enjoy your stats, Kobe...and congrats, you've got what you want...you're "the man", not having to share the spotlight with anyone...except that it's on a team that's going nowhere anytime soon.

I'd rather build a team around players like Dirk, LeBron, Allen, Nash, Wade, Shaq, Garnett, etc...even Bosh...long before I'd build one around Kobe.

Look at teams who've won championships, made the finals, etc...they have multiple stars too, but who play as a team: San Antonio (Duncan, Parker, Ginobili), Detroit (their whole starting lineup, lol), Phoenix (Nash, Amare, Marion), Miami (Shaq, Wade), etc.

meh...never liked the guy...but I do respect his crazy skills.

Man, that is absolutely insane!

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Originally posted by TheVrk FUCK Kobe.... He is and always will be a punk. I dont care how many pts he scores. I was a Laker fan my WHOLE life until Shaq was traded and Phil left. He ONLY cares about one thing: Kobe

Phil Jackson is still the head coach.



I was watching the highlights when they showed in the middle of the 3rd quarter. Stupid Canadian focused sports casters, didnt even mention that Kobe was in a tear! I only noticed when i saw in the corner that he had 50+!!!

Im downloading the game now. I really want to see what one of these types of games looks like.

what a ball hog.

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Originally posted by arek what a ball hog.

Only 2 assists...lol

fuck the raptors.I wish they never got a win this season.

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Originally posted by Adamo fuck the raptors.I wish they never got a win this season.

that was just insane

What's basketball?

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Originally posted by Orko Phil Jackson is still the head coach. I was watching the highlights when they showed in the middle of the 3rd quarter. Stupid Canadian focused sports casters, didnt even mention that Kobe was in a tear! I only noticed when i saw in the corner that he had 50+!!! Im downloading the game now. I really want to see what one of these types of games looks like.

Phil left and just recently came back...I think that's what he meant.

Kobe was insane...whether our defense was shit or right in his face...it didn't matter.

They didn't need to mention shit...the game spoke for itself...it was actually not at all fun to watch after the half, whether you're a Laker or Raptor fan...Kobe did *everything* and the Raptors were a complete mess.

Kobe just wanted the game to end so he could use the 81 point game as an excuse not to be convicted on his next rape charge.

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Originally posted by DigitalMP He's a great b-ball player.

Agree 100%

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As a human being, he's definitely a fuck up.

Agree 1000%

from today's Toronto Star:

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NBA jumps on Kobe's 81 bandwagon Jan. 25, 2006. 05:52 AM DAVE FESCHUK Perusing the fallout of an unforgettable Sunday night, when Kobe Bryant outscored the Raptors' starting lineup in a squeaker, 81-80, former Raptor Vince Carter voiced altruistic concern for the future purity of Naismith's sacred game. "The only bad thing about it is younger kids, whose minds are easily warped, are going to think, `Ohh! I am going to go out there and do it' instead of the team concept first," Carter told reporters. "That is what is missing, guys understanding how to play as a team." The man who personally ensured future generations will understand how to quit as individuals isn't exactly a credible analyst of such matters � call him a hypocritic. But Carter wasn't the only NBAer to spit a sour grape in Bryant's direction. Antoine Walker, the Miami Heat forward, suggested it was the Raptors' collective gutlessness that was to blame: "If someone gets 81 on me," Walker told the media, "I'm going to clothesline him." As Jerry West, the Lakers great and Memphis general manager, told the Washington Post: "Players are jealous of greatness." Coaches, too, Mr. West. "Anybody who's got the kind of energy to try to hoist up 70 shots is going to score a lot of points," Pat Riley, the Heat sideline walker, said for all to hear, inflating Bryant's 66 combined field-goal and free-throw attempts. "We've got a lot of guys in this league, if they took 70 shots, they'd score a lot of points." Jealousy or not, there was some truth to all of it. But what will probably be forgotten in the game's legacy is that the Lakers, down by as many as 18 points in the third quarter, wouldn't have won if Bryant didn't shoot like he shot. You want passing? Maybe you would have seen some if Lamar Odom, the ever-promising but mostly disappointing forward, didn't go 1 for 7 from the field; if Kwame Brown, the bust of a centre, didn't go 1 for 5; if Devean George didn't go 0 for 4. Without Bryant's outburst � or at least 80 per cent of it � the Lakers don't win and the world doesn't get an evening of peerless entertainment. What won't be forgotten is Sam Mitchell's classic post-game remark. "I thought my guys were there," the Raptors coach said of his team's coverage of Bryant. He thought they were "there." Just like the punching bag was "there" for Ali. The NBA, of course, is hoping Bryant's big night � a scoring feat second only to Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point legend in 1962 � will remake the player's battered image. They're printing up Bryant 81 jerseys and a commemorative ball. They're talking about Bryant re-emerging as the sneaker-selling, hamburger-moving supermarketer. Alas, there's probably no going back to the public image stratosphere occupied by Tiger Woods or Michael Jordan. The public knows too much about Bryant. They know he was accused of rape and copped to adultery. And even if they don't care about the off-court stuff, they know that Phil Jackson dubbed him "uncoachable" and that the only thing that changed the Zen master's opinion was $10 million (U.S.) a season. GQ magazine ranked Bryant the fifth most hated athlete in sports in its February edition. Doubtless, he's among the most loved, too. He's polarizing. But it's a winning-is-everything world. And L.A. assistant coach Tex Winter pointed out the obvious while genuflecting at Bryant's awesomeness against the Raptors: "I don't think you can win a championship that way," Winter said. The Pistons, who cut down the Lakers dynasty in a watershed 2004 championship series, don't win that way. Ditto the defending champion Spurs. Which is not to say you can market Tim Duncan in the way you market Woods or Jordan. But Bryant had the keys to that kingdom. And now that he's been where he's been, in a family-values society like the U.S., it's hard to imagine re-entry. Folks know too much. They know Bryant often looked and acted miserable in his three-championship run alongside Shaquille O'Neal in L.A., a partnership most blame Bryant for breaking up. They know he never appeared happier than he did Sunday night, when the story was his alone, no sharing required. What they'll never know is why a guy so bent on going it alone didn't just take up golf.

I love that line from Antoine and the reference to the Oakley days...Jalen considered it to.

I think Hoffa or Jalen should have smacked the shit out of Kobe at some point, lol.

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Folks know too much. They know Bryant often looked and acted miserable in his three-championship run alongside Shaquille O'Neal in L.A., a partnership most blame Bryant for breaking up. They know he never appeared happier than he did Sunday night, when the story was his alone, no sharing required. What they'll never know is why a guy so bent on going it alone didn't just take up golf.

As much as I have not liked Kobe in the past, you cannot help but give him credit for this type of performance. Even Jordan, a 1 man shooting circus was 'only' able to manage 63 points as his greatest feat.

This record is a solitary one, and one that should be enjoyed. Championships are sweet, but as a society and sports lovers we all cheer for those single player records, because of the fact that 1 man accomplished it. Its special, its unique and its ok for Kobe to revel in his triumph.

Other things that will be lost, besides the come back in the game, has been Kobe's 40+avg for 10+ games now. Very reminiciant of Wilt's week when he averaged 50+ before getting 100 points.

Let Kobe enjoy his triumph, who knows if he will ever win another championship again.

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Originally posted by Orko As much as I have not liked Kobe in the past, you cannot help but give him credit for this type of performance. Even Jordan, a 1 man shooting circus was 'only' able to manage 63 points as his greatest feat.

true, but MJ was a better overall player.

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Originally stated by Pat Riley "Anybody who's got the kind of energy to try to hoist up 70 shots is going to score a lot of points," Pat Riley, the Heat sideline walker, said for all to hear, inflating Bryant's 66 combined field-goal and free-throw attempts. "We've got a lot of guys in this league, if they took 70 shots, they'd score a lot of points."

As much as Pat is a great coach, this is a pretty bogus statement. Sure Kobe attempted 66 shots combined, but does he mention that he scored on 46 of those attempts?? That my friend, is a 70% shooting percentage combined which is insane. Not to mention he shot 54% from behind the 3pt. line. The rest of the Laker team was a horrid 33% from the field, where as Kobe was almost DOUBLE as effecient with 61%.He also out rebounded the entire Raptor team with the exception of Bosh, and had more steals than anyone on that night. Another insane stat to think about.... he scored at a rate of two points PER MINUTE.

Hands down, this was the best scoring performance in NBA history, and to accomplish that.... guess what? You have to take a lot of shots.

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