Kobe Bryant's 73 point game

[9erempiree]

Last night Kobe had this kind of game:

I have to factor in age, injuries and the pace of today's game.

After doing some adjustments.....what we witnessed last night was:

73 points....100% Free Throw...55% FG....to go along with 8 points 8 rebounds.

73/8/8

[guy]

I disagree. My calculations came out to 64

[SpaceJam]

Factor in the pace of the 1960s, does he beat Wilt's 100 bruh?

[kennethgriffin]

honestly..


a 38 point game out of a 20th year player is like a guy scoring 100+ in his prime



its just as unheard of and unlikely


kareem/parish/garnett all never came even remotely close to 38 points

[9erempiree]

yup.

[Gileraracer]

According to my calculations it was 38/5/5.


However, Lebron stans where on absolute suicide watch

[Wiltside]

honestly..


a 38 point game out of a 20th year player is like a guy scoring 100+ in his prime



its just as unheard of and unlikely


kareem/parish/garnett all never came even remotely close to 38 points
Remember when 40 year old Jordan on the Wizards scored the equivalent to 1000+ points?

[Dr Hawk]

According to my calculations, mods should ban you forever

[Hey Yo]

honestly..


a 38 point game out of a 20th year player is like a guy scoring 100+ in his prime



its just as unheard of and unlikely


kareem/parish/garnett all never came even remotely close to 38 points
How is it Kobe's 20th season when you yourself say the 1999 and 2012 lockout seasons don't count??

[riseagainst]

38-5-5 on 21 shots is really impressive, especially if you take into account his injury and age and mileage.

[Wiltside]

How is it Kobe's 20th season when you yourself say the 1999 and 2012 lockout seasons don't count??
Kobe has only played 15 seasons in which he has played more than 60 games. In 2013-14, he only played 6 games. Why does the OP count these?

[Wiltside]

38-5-5 on 21 shots is really impressive, especially if you take into account his injury and age and mileage.
Nobody disagrees with this. Equating it to a 73 point game is very different though. Particularly given that opponents often give Kobe the green light because it makes sense strategically to let somebody as inefficient as him shoot a lot. You give somebody enough space game after game and he is eventually going to have a good night.