8 Incredible Kobe Bryant stats that showcase his greatness

6. 81 points

Kobe Bryant #24 looks on during a break in the action.

The second-most points ever scored by an NBA player belongs to Kobe Bryant (Chamberlain owns No. 1 with 100 points) who scored 81 points on Jan. 22, 2006 in a regular season game against the Toronto Raptors.

81 points. There’s only one Mamba. #HappyBirthdayKobe (via @NBA) pic.twitter.com/CajG3trIdM

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 23, 2021

To get to 81, Bryant made 28-of-46 field-goal attempts, 7-of-13 3-pointers and 18-of-20 free throws. The Black Mamba’s 81 points represented 66 percent of the LA Lakers’ 122 total points that night. That’s the highest percentage of points ever registered by a player of his team’s point total.

The milestone remains one of the most popular and one of the most-celebrated occasions annually.

7. 5,640 playoff points

Kobe Bryant #24 goes up for a shot over Arron Afflalo #6.

Kobe Bryant’s 5,640 total points in the NBA playoffs is another noteworthy statistic from his career that shows his greatness. Only three players scored more playoff points than Kobe— LeBron James (7,631), Michael Jordan (5,987) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (5,762).

Kobe vs. the Suns in the 2010 NBA Playoffs was absolutely insane pic.twitter.com/Wxn491UM6i

— Laker Facts (@LakerFacts) August 16, 2021

The 18-time All-Star recorded 13 games in which he scored at least 40 points with a high of 50 against the Phoenix Suns during Game 6 of the first-round of the 2006 NBA Playoffs.

8. 60 points in final NBA game

Kobe Bryant #24 shoots over Gordon Hayward #20.

Give it to Kobe Bryant to exit the stage with a dramatic finish, giving the basketball world one more moment to savor on the last day of his NBA career.

Every basket from Kobe's epic 60-point game. Mamba Forever 🐍 pic.twitter.com/mcZk27ltbz

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 14, 2020

On April 13, 2016, Bryant was not exactly feeling it in the first half against the playoff-bound Utah Jazz, making just 7-of-22 shots from the field for 22 points, giving little indication of what lay ahead for LA Lakers fans.

But Kobe Bryant caught fire in the second half as he scored 15 in the third quarter and 23 in the fourth while making 50 percent of his shots from the field.

In all, Bryant scored 60 points on 22-of-50 (44%) shooting to captivate and entertain the LA Lakers crowd one last time.

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