LOS ANGELES (AP) — (2000 Package)
Kobe Bryant shoots and keeps shooting from all over the court and from every angle. The Los Angeles Lakers star has 26 points by halftime and finishes the game with 81 points for the second-highest total in NBA history. Bryant’s big game leads the Lakers to a 122-104 win over the Toronto Raptors. Only Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game stands ahead of Bryant’s performance. Bryant wins the scoring title that season, averaging 35.4 points. The Associated Press is republishing verbatim the story of Bryant’s 81-point game on Jan. 22, 2006.
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By JOHN NADEL
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant kept shooting, from all over the court and from every angle.
By halftime, he had 26 points — not a bad tally for most players. By the end of the game, he had put up the second-highest total in NBA history.
The Los Angeles Lakers’ star scored a staggering 81 points Sunday night against the Toronto Raptors in a 122-104 win. Only Wilt Chamberlain’s…