Jan. 22 -- On Sunday, Kobe Bryant, the Lakers' All-Star guard, put up number
s that had been seen once before in NBA history. Only Wilt Chamberlain's 100
-point game on March 2, 1962 rates higher than Kobe's 81. So, what does Kobe
's barrage look like when you break it down? Allow us:
1 Best scoring performance in Lakers' history
1.1 Bryant's scoring average jumped 1.1 points from 34.8 to 35.9.
2 Where Bryant's performance ranks all-time, 19 points behind Wilt's histori
c 100
5 Times the Lakers have scored 81 points or fewer this season
7 Where Kobe's 35.9 average would rank on the all-time single-season average
list
10 Differential between Wilt's field goals and free throws made in his 100-p
oint game vs. Bryant's 81-point game (36 FGs vs. 26 and 28 FTs vs. 18)
11 Kobe's point total against the Raptors on Dec. 7, 2005
12 Points Kobe scored in the second quarter
14 Differential between Kobe's second half output (55) and Toronto's (41)
14 Points Kobe scored in the first quarter
18 The Lakers' largest deficit against the Raptors
18 Free throws Kobe made
27 Points Kobe scored in the third quarter
28 Free throws Wilt made when scoring 100, an NBA-record
28 Points Kobe scored in the fourth quarter
41 Points the Raptors had in the second half
45.5 Bryant's scoring average over the last 10 games
53 Points Bryant had at the end of three quarters, tying Allen Iverson's sea
son high for 2005-06
55 Points Bryant had in the second half, which would be good for the second-
highest scoring game of the season.
.571 Wilt's shooting percentage from the field (36 for 63) in his 100-point
game
59 Points scored in second half by Wilt during 100-point game, an NBA record
59.2 Percentage of team's points when Wilt scored 100 (the Philadelphia Warr
iors scored 169)
.608 Bryant's shooting percentage from the field (28 for 46)
66.4 Percentage of Lakers points Bryant scored
71 Former Lakers' single-game record, held by Elgin Baylor
80 Combined points of the Raptors' starters
88 NBA teams to have scored fewer than 81 points this season.
122 Highest Lakers' point total of the season
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