The Craziest Thing About Kobe’s 81-Point Game, 10 Years Later

Ten years ago this Friday, a man in a No. 8 jersey lifted the entirety of the Lakers team onto his shoulders and quite literally single-handedly willed them to victory in front of a raucous Staples Center crowd. 

Of course, that man was Kobe Bryant. The then 27-year-old tallied 81 points in 42 minutes of play that evening, going 28-of-46 from the field, 7-of-13 from deep and 18-of-20 from the line, en route to a comeback victory against the Toronto Raptors.

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