Why did Kobe Bryant say he was embarassesd about scoring 81 points?
138226
Because the Lakers aren't that great of a team, and it seems at times like he's more concerned about what he does than how the team does. He chased away the Lakers' core, Shaq, and appears to be delusional about the true state of the team. Anyone can score 81 points if they don't let their teammates have the ball.
75893
I know people really want to see another 81 or more point game by Kobe, but that would be a one in a billion chance of happening, even if it is against Golden State (although of course I would like to see it).  I'm saying he'll score 41 points against them.
425639
KOBE BRYANT ANYONE WHO EVEN THINS NOT KOBE UR WACK LOOK AT THIS GUY 35.4 POINTS AVERAGED IN A GAME!!!! HE HAS THE 2ND MOST POINTS IN A GAME 81!!! JUST BEHIND THE CHAMBERLING WHO HAD 100 I DONT CARE ABOUT STEVE NASH OR LEBRON WELL ACUTALLY THEYRE GREAT PLAYERS TO BUT I SAY AND HOPEFULLY KOBE WINS MVP NO HANDS DOWN
1049559
Im a Kobe fan,and i think his 81 points was amazing, it would take another decade before someone breaks that record.. \n\nBut excellence is not what you do in a single day, and Bill Russell and the Celtics did that by winning 13 Championships. And on their 13th Championship when their coach retired, Bill Russell himself became player and coach! ,when their bitter rival the lakers have  built a team to dethrone them by acquiring Wilt and Baylor who are two top superstars that time to team up with Jerry West.. Everything was going LAs way by dismantling the"OLD"Celtics..But Celtics came back by winning it in 7games in LA.. And then, Bill Russell went into the sunset and retired..\n\nIt was a story of heart and perseverance.. Just amazing..
567325
phil jackson called him 'un-coachable'.  that means something.  i think he likes to score 50 pts because he thinks it'll win the game.  i think he does choose to be selfish and make all of those shots but i dont think he does it with a mentality of thinking that he doesnt care if he wins\n\n---i am not a kobe supporter---he's not a team player
207794
It was in his rookie season, it was a sunday afternoon game. If I recall correctly it was Orlando at Phoenix. He went up for a dunk and took the backboard down with him.  Some say it was a publicity stunt by the NBA.
127473
hate\n\nfor being a complete ball hog, sure he had 81 pts but he didn't drop a single dime that game, he's on a team but he obviosly doesn't kno how to play in one, but other than bein a ball hog he's one of the best players in the NBA not alot of ppl can stop him
70719
ok...I think that kobes 81 is a better accomplishment. In wilts day he was the only person that was like 7 feet tall, there was no 3 seconds and no shot clock. Those are all factors. In the era that we are in right now there are factors like 24 seconds to shoot the ball and u can't stay in the lane for more than 3 seconds, and kobe is no where near 7 feet tall and back in wilts day he was 8 feet tall. Kobes 81 is a bigger accomplishment in my book
338163
yes he did my friend. it was exactly 15 days before that he scored 61 points in just 3 quarters, back then everybody were saying why phil jackson took him out of the game, he could've scored more points. but kobe was tired he has to come out the game. but on Toronto game, at one point LA was down by 18 points, but he scored 81 points and played the whole game, and lifted the teamon his shoulder and brougt the victory to LA.
782611
Good try, but we know that ball hog Kobe Bryant will never win unless if he has someone else on his team that can check his hoggery.  Kwame is a nobody as far as I am concerned... Kobe can score 80 points a game but that doesn't matter if the other teams get 81+    !!!
309762
Kobe Bryant, the guy scored 81 points against the raptors. Steve Nash shouldn't get it because he did not score in every game he played this year. Kobe carried his whole team this year and made guys like smush parker and kwame brown and brian cook better than they used to be
415366
Yes, he is one of the top players in the league. Forget about his personal issues, no matter, what, he has been one of the top shooting guards in the NBA for the last 5 years, and that 81 point game proved it. Only Wilt Chamberlain has ever gotten more points in a game, and as a center who was like 6 inches taller than everyone else, he probably had a really easy time of it. As a shooting guard, it's tougher for Kobe to drive in, and get easy hoops. He mostly has to take jump shots, and being able to get 81 points in one game as a shooting guard, in my opinion, is worthy of an MVP. and TMAC, just cause your team isn't in the playoffs doesn't mean that you're don't deserve an MVP. A team could go 35-47, but if one player on their team was amazing, and kept the team in it throughout the season, he should deserve an MVP.
840962
HAHA!! It IS NOT Power Forward, if you read the question you would see that it said STATS... ITS Personal Fouls!!!
621957
Kobe has major issuses as a player in this leauge.   Ol' boy commented that people criticize Kobe when he has 81 and tries to do it all--- and those same people criticize him when he has 1 pt in the 2nd half and tries to get everyone involved/  that's exactly Kobe's problem.  Thats not how the game is played; look at LeBron,  you dont see him either score 50 or get score 10 and get everyone involved, he goes out every night and plays an all- around game like he should--- like everybody should.- Why is Kobe the only player who has problems with these kinda decisions? He isnt the only super star player who has ever played with sub par teammates in the history of the league... but its always something with him;  I thought he had matured a few years back= thats what analyists were saying right
427815
Kobe Bryant scored 17 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter.\n\ntherefore he scored 38 points
78500
No way is he a selfish player.  If the coach didn't want him scoring all those points then he would of been taken out of the game.
1178644
Kobe already is, he probably has been ever since the 3 peat.  Lets not forget that he has 3 championships.  Nobody is a better scorer than he is, and there hasn't been anyone that can take over a game like he can since Jordan did it.  I mean who else can score 62 points in 33 minutes, (by the way that was against Dallas) who else can score 81 points in 42 minutes off only 45 shots taken.  He is the fastest player to hit 10,000 points despite playing with Shaq for 8 years.  He has also managed to average 5 rebounds and 5 assist through his career so far.  He is only 27 years old, he is just getting started, the best is yet to be seen.