That 81 point game was a result of Kobe demanding the ball against a garbage Raptors team... Still impressive tho

Yea u right he should have been passing it to Luke Walton and Slava medvedenko all game
That 81 point game was a result of Kobe demanding the ball against a garbage Raptors team... Still impressive tho
Another insecure Kobe groupie thread.![]()
Kobe was making Steve Nash play off ball. and that was even before the leg injury, and even when he came back he was playing well. Kobe was always too ball dominant to play with too many stars, especially a PG.He was playing with an injured back throughout the season and played like 11 games with the actual starting lineup, Lakers also had the best record in the NBA 2nd half of season. Anything else you want to say outta your ass?
I vote 81
But Curry game last night > LeBron scoring 61
this is what people don't get. Which is why Steph's performance is way more impressive.Y'all are following the #s on some Morey shyt...
Level of Competition
Steph playing in OKC against KD/Russ who had a combined 63pts, 18asts, 19rebs
Kobe was playing a bum raptors team (their leading scorer in the game was Mike James). Their coach refused to double Kobe to teach his team a lesson.
Clutch Moments
Steph coming back from a rolled ankle, and hit the game winning shot in OT
Kobe's team won by 20, they had the lead in the 4th, he was just stat padding at that point
Style
Kobe took 46 shots, and shot 20 free throws to get to 81
Steph took 24 shots, and finished with the most 3s ever in a game, oh and he hit the game winner in OT on a pull up from 32 feet out..
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David Thompson scored 73 points to win the scoring title. That doesn't make it a better game than Bron's game 6 against boston.
Gotta consider the stakes, the style, and the overall performance, not just the total points.
what record did Kobe break? Wilt had 100Only reason I'd pick Kobe's performance is that he did that in regulation time, and Curry needed OT. Curry's performance was more impressive in the sense that he did it against a much better caliber team in OKC against two premier players in Durant and Westbrook and finished in spectacular fashion. Not only that, but he broke an NBA record (as did Kobe) and tied another one while doing so - plus he didn't need a glut of free throws to achieve this either. Oh, and he had to leave the game with an injury. Not to mention that the defending on Kobe was just terrible. They threw everything they could at Curry. They are on the same level imo.
Another question would be is this effort more impressive than Klay Thompson's 37 point quarter?![]()