anyone else watching kobe just go off?!!

[frylock]

74 points with 3 minutes left in the game.

[frylock]

1. 76 pts..

third behind Wilt (100, 78) all-time.

[frylock]

2. 79..

second all-time. What a performance!!! :bugsbunny:

[northzax]

3. ooh, they beat the Raptors

and Kobe, admitidly brilliant, threw up 81 points in a blowout of the Raptors. he still took 46 shots. At least this time he broke 50 they actually won.

[frylock]

4. 81 points - second most in one game..

28 out of 46. 7 of 13 on three pointers. 17 for 20 from the stripe. 55 second half points.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

5. Seems selfish to me.

[frylock]

10. of course it does..

but if it were Steve Nash, this would be quite an accomplishment, I'm sure. :eyes:

[nickgutierrez]

6. Are you serious?

My goodness... why is this not a big deal?

[H2O Man]

7. Wish I had

seen it. That is outrageous!

[THUNDER HANDS]

8. Wilt's Game Is By Far Superior

He didn't have the advantage of the 3-point shot, which added 7 points to Kobe's total. Wilt also had a ton of rebounds in that game, Kobe only had 6 in this one.

It was an impressive display of ball-hogging and selfishness. Not to mention meanspiritedness, especially when the Lakers started to go up by 15, 17, 19 points with less than 4 minutes left.

[dr.zoidberg]

9. My God, he shot 61% from the field.

That's just unbelievable!

[frylock]

11. one has to wonder..

if you would feel the same way if it were Jason Kidd who just put up 81 points.

[THUNDER HANDS]

12. if Jason Kidd put up 81 points

First, I'd be dead, my heart would have given out.

:)

Second, I would still say it was inferior to Wilt because Wilt's 100-point game was the single greatest individual accomplishment in team sports history.

I mean, the guy had the 100-point game, but he also had two or three 70-point games.

I'm not saying Kobe's feat wasn't impressive, but lets face it, the guy is a ball hog and the Raptors aren't exactly known for their great defense.

[erpowers]

21. Wilt was a Ball Hog

I do not see how you can give credit to Wilt for having such a good game by scoring 100 points without the 3 point play and then criticize Kobe as being a ball hog for scoring 81 points. What do you think Wilt did to get 100 points, especially since there was not a three point play at that time? On that night and the other nights that Wilt scored 70 points he was hogging the ball.

I think both Kobe and Wilt performances were great and they should be either congraulated or criticized the same. They both did similar things and used similar tactics to do what they did.

[1gobluedem]

13. How you do you score 7 points on 3 point shots?

Not being snarky -- just wondered if that was a typo. It's impossible to score 7 with 3 pointers.

[Ekirh]

14. Didn't watch the game

But maybe he was fouled during one of the 3 pointers therefore got to sank a free throw for the extra fourth point?


Just an assumption.

[frylock]

17. he was fouled on two three-point attempts..

made all six foul shots.

[northzax]

15. no, he made 7 three pointers

compared to Wilt's time, those would have been 14 points, now they are worth 21.

that's where the extra 7 comes in.

[1gobluedem]

16. Okay...that makes more sense. Thanks n/t.

[THUNDER HANDS]

18. he hit 7 3-pointers

so that's 7 extra points, not 7 points on all his 3-pointers. :D

[SpiralHawk]

19. And Bill Russell and the Celtics lifted Wilt's lunch year after year

And won the most amazing string of Championships ever.

Wilt got points. Russell and the Celts got Championships.

[Oeditpus Rex]

20. If you're talking one-on-one, that's an urban legend

Chamberlain outscored and out-rebounded Russell head-to-head. But I think you're talking team, and if you surround Chamberlain with guys like Boston had in the '60s and a coach like Auerbach, those teams win 60-plus games per year and a boatload of championships too. Look no further than the '72 Lakers, who went 69-13 and set, I believe, six league records and beat the Knicks in five games for the championship. And don't forget the '67 'Sixers at 68-13 and the championship.