NBA History: Top 5 players with most 50-point games ever

#3 Kobe Bryant - 26

Kobe shot 54% from the field during his 4-game 50-point streak

Kobe Bryant's stack of 26 50-point games is as impressive as it could be. But none of them was more commendable than the 81-point beatdown he laid on the Toronto Raptors back in January 2006.

For a career which spanned 19 memorable seasons, the 18-time All-Star averaged 25 points on 45% shooting from the floor. Bryant's famous four-game streak with over 50 points cemented his NBA legacy as one of just two players to do so - the other being Wilt Chamberlain.

"I've always said Wilt's a human video game,” Bryant said. “For me to be in the same breath with him, even if it's a short little breath, is pretty cool."

As was expected, Kobe used his 50-point runs not in a way to crash the record books but rather as a teaching moment for younger basketball fans.

"It's a tremendous honour for me to be in the same (category) with those guys," Bryant said. "The coolest thing about it is this younger generation gets a chance to learn about Elgin Baylor, gets a chance to learn about Wilt Chamberlain and some of the things that they've accomplished so the legacy will continue to live on."