Kobe Bryant scores 61 points against Knicks in Madison Square Garden

[vinsane01]

Seriously guys. Imagine if jordan played a dantoni team like that. he would DESTROY them.

if jordan played the knicks of today, he wont even reach 40 points coz his minutes will be down to 20-25, gameover at halftime.

[fiddy]

Kobe 81
Smush 13
Total 94

Wilt + Al Attles=117

[the even bigger black guy]

that was against unathletic white guys

[andgar923]

If there weren't people claiming Kobe as the GOAT scorer, everybody could appreciate his performance. The worst Kobe homers are counter productive, because their antics prevent fans from just enjoying what he did tonight.

c/s

I didn't catch the entire game, but I was impressed by the highlights and the few minutes I did watch.

He was at ease with what I saw.

[Doranku]

****ing clowns.

Honestly, I can't tell if these people are gimmicks or not. You give Kobe/Laker fans a bad name, and incite all of the hate towards us. GTFO.

[OldSchoolBBall]

Kobes the Oldest player to score 60 points. Only player over 30 to score 60.

has the most 60 point games for 1 player since 1968 (40 years).

kobe - 5

jordan - 4

rest of the players that scored 60+ since 1968 tied with 1.

the G.O.A.T

Jordan had 5 games of 60+ (69, 64, 63, 61, 61), but one was in the playoffs.

[Doranku]

Jordan had 5 games of 60+ (69, 64, 63, 61, 61), but one was in the playoffs.

The real GOAT.

[lilojmayo]

Jordan had 5 games of 60+ (69, 64, 63, 61, 61), but one was in the playoffs.

Kobe has matched Jordan is 60+ pt performances good for him.

I'm about to go to sleep

but can anybody dig up all Kobe's and Jordan's 60+pt performances statline please

i know MJ with that 69 pt 18 rebs 6 assists 3 steals . not sure about the others.

What disappointing me was seeing 0 rebs for Kobe.

[dazed27]

Kobe has matched Jordan is 60+ pt performances good for him.

I'm about to go to sleep

but can anybody dig up all Kobe's and Jordan's 60+pt performances statline please

i know MJ with that 69 pt 18 rebs 6 assists 3 steals . not sure about the others.

What disappointing me was seeing 0 rebs for Kobe.

YEA BUT LAMAR AND PAU BOTH HAD 14......WHAT SURPRISES ME IS THAT NO MATTER HOW GOOD OF A GAME KOBE HAS....THE CRITICIZM SOMEONE HOW MOLDS INTO A NEW FORM

[Fatal9]

Jordan had 5 games of 60+ (69, 64, 63, 61, 61), but one was in the playoffs.

Mind telling us in how many of those he took either 40+ shots or 30 shots and 20 FTA. I know you found it pretty outrageous that Kobe had 30+ FGA and 20 FTA tonight.

[fiddy]

Kobe has matched Jordan is 60+ pt performances good for him.

I'm about to go to sleep

but can anybody dig up all Kobe's and Jordan's 60+pt performances statline please

i know MJ with that 69 pt 18 rebs 6 assists 3 steals . not sure about the others.

What disappointing me was seeing 0 rebs for Kobe.

disappointing? Pau and Odom did their job.

[OldSchoolBBall]

kobe is one of the greatest playoff performers ever. one of the many things that makes him the G.O.A.T-truth.

Is this a joke? Off the top of my head, players who were better playoff performers than Kobe:

Jordan
West
Bird
Magic
Shaq
Hakeem
Duncan
Wilt
KAJ
Barkley

So yeah, he's probably one of the top 10-15 playoff performers ever. If that's what you mean by "one of," then I guess you're right.

[OldSchoolBBall]

Mind telling us in how many of those he took either 40+ shots or 30 shots and 20 FTA. I know you found it pretty outrageous that Kobe had 30+ FGA and 20 FTA tonight.

I didn't find it outrageous at all. You need to use a lot of possessions to score 60+. My point was to note that using 40+ possessions in 37 minutes is the same as using 40+ possessions in 40-43 minutes. It was in response to someone who noted him scoring 61 in 37 minutes. The point was that if you're getting the same amount of opportunities to score in that time, there's really nothing special about it time-wise.

[chopchop20]

I don't see a Big Gap between Kobe and Jordan in terms of scoring.

Sure MJ was more efficient, but Kobe has put on quite a few offensive performances that surpass MJ.

And Jordan wasn't putting up 60 pts. 13 years into his career

[Fatal9]

I didn't find it outrageous at all. You need to use a lot of possessions to score 60+. My point was to note that using 40+ possessions in 37 minutes is the same as using 40+ possessions in 40-43 minutes. It was in response to someone who noted him scoring 61 in 37 minutes. The point was that if you're getting the same amount of opportunities to score in that time, there's really nothing special about it time-wise.

FYI, he used 40 possessions exactly not 40+ (MJ was never able to score 60 using less than 48 possessions btw) as he was fouled on a 3 and had an and 1. Not that I'm comparing the two but I don't think you realize how efficient this game was. I would almost venture out and guess that Kobe might have scored 60+ using the fewest possessions ever.