On January 22, 2006 the Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Toronto Raptors in a mid-season matchup that would become one of the most famous single game performances in NBA history, as Kobe Bryant ...

Kobe Bryant is currently ranked fourth on the NBA's all-time scoring leaderboard with 33,643 points. On this day 16 years ago, he scored 81 of those points in a game featuring the LA Lakers and ...

Kobe Bryant kicked off 2006 not with a fadeaway jumper or spectacular dunk, but rather a suspension. The Lakers star was forced to sit the first two games of the new year after elbowing Grizzlies ...

Kobe Bryant's 81-point game against the Raptors will be remembered for a number of different reasons. We're here to help you experience the legendary performance from multiple angles.

Kobe Bryant's 81-point game was an incredible achievement even after taking into account his record-breaking career.

His 81 point performance is still the closest that any player in the NBA has ever come to Wilt Chamberlin's 100-point game back in 1962.

10. 65 points against the Blazers in 2007 The Lakers had dropped seven straight games coming into this one, and even with 65 points from Kobe, LA needed overtime to snap the streak.

Celebrating the 20-year anniversary of Kobe Bryant's 81-point game in 2006, Nike will bring back the Nike Kobe 1 worn during the game.

Kobe Bryant once scored 81 points in an NBA basketball game. By himself. That is sheer lunacy. Yes, he took 46 of the team's 88 shots on Jan. 22, 2006, but 28 of them went through the basket ...

The Nike Kobe 1 Protro “81 Points” is set to release in spring 2026, bringing back the sneakers worn by Bryant in his career-high scoring performance against the Toronto Raptors in 2006.