Basement of the Atlantic for most of the year, although they have crawled out of it with the Knicks losing last night

So at the other end Kobe answers right back

Well, I can see you allowing one of your other players to get that kind of penetration

You know when he gets around the basket, he's so creative. That's just nothing for him. It's a routine layup foul on Bonner late with ball inbound

Be another tough shot and he's got four

This turn looks like it's going to turn out to be somewhat of a shootout

But if the Lakers are smart, they won't want to get into that kind of a pace

Guarded from the outside Kobe Bryant has got six

There's that zone again, but it's it's really a very weak zone if the Lakers are patient

They're going to get any shot they want

Here's Kobe off

See that defense there, I mean see how easily Kobe did what he wanted to do there

There's a shot that has been working on quite a bit. You know, it's not just Andrew Bynum that Kareem is working with Milwaukee

Then down at Houston. He's one of those guys that

Everybody wants but nobody keeps Kobe easily nice through and scores. He's got 10 already 10 points

In 10 minutes on 10 shots. So tens the number for Kobe at this point minute and a half to play all Texan

Working on Peterson who normally draws the assignment of the opposition's best of 59 59 for Kobe Bryant in succession hope with two with one

Silly play by the Raptors and was it behind the line if so, no the mark in NBA history Kobe was the previous youngest 5,000 in his career and seemed like he had 5,000 last night in double-doubles

Double-double just about every night Kobe is back in and not a moment

Kobe Bryant 17 right now with the Lakers 35 and he's only played 13 minutes. So

Devin George guns it to him

Well that time they ran their offense I mean they literally ran their offense and he catches the ball and he's open

What you do best blue-collar face the basket die out of Florida second year

Corner the key Kobe with 21

Relatively silent points the way the Lakers are playing right? Yeah, he's got 21, but look at the scoreboard. That's what counts

The Lakers are down by four

Good job by Kobe two defenders are back, but one of those defenders get Jalen Rose

Comes to an end

Well, he gets his own misto and gets a two-point basket on what it turns out to be

Now 60 49 we'll see if they change it yet 60 49 they change it here also

They just knew Kobe's gonna score real right so they have to they put it up in a hurry clairvoyant

Lamar has to get through all of the Lakers have to keep going offensive

Kobe has been going and he keeps it going with the backhand layup Brian again for the Lakers Kobe's got 28

Kobe's always in attack mode

So I talked about the first five minutes for the Lakers are not winning that and very fallen behind even further

Kobe's baseline got it again

Kobe 30 points on 12 for 22 shooting 30 of the 53. That's not good. One of the reasons why they're down

Yo-yo in the dribble and stops at the top of the key. Well, Kobe's got his stroke

But seemingly Kobe always has his stroke didn't have it the other night for most of the well

Yeah, they're giving him the ball to see if he can add to it. Yes, he does

Three-pointer Kobe Bryant, go ahead guys get on my back. We'll see what we can do 35 for Kobe. We've got eight minutes 59% that's what Toronto shooting right now that tells you what the Lakers are doing defensively Kobe again

Three pointers got 38 points

That got Phil Jackson up I think to try to dig themselves up out of here 13 points rappers

One of the red-hot teams one of the higher scoring teams since the turn of the calendar

And up the ladder goes Devin George now to Kobe still six and a half to play in the third he pulls up for a three

When he gets it going like that

I think this is a great timeout by Sam Mitchell just a great timeout because Kobe right now is

Really in a groove again

He's got 41 points and he came down in

Semi-transition on that last basket and one of those zones that he can get into and he gets into him quite a bit knocking down shot

After shot from behind the heart anywhere on the floor. It's been Kobe's quarter life in the league

Here's the move. Here's Kobe trying to move around Mo Pete trying to put him up finally shoots

You talked about him being in one of those zones he's definitely in it right now

Tried to stay patient to stay down

But on that third head fake he decides to go up with him hits him on the arm and he starts a new streak

Three a three-point play for Kobe and it's down to a nine-point deficit. Kobe's got 44

And the crowd starting to sense it too as he builds up to 47 now and more importantly for the team Lakers coming back

Down by five

Kobe is put him in on his back here in the third quarter

And he has been on an absolute

Kobe all the way reverse layup is good with Sam Mitchell is beside himself on the sideline about the defense 49 for Kobe or lack thereof. There was no help at that time as Kobe waltzed his way into the paint

It's gonna be interesting fourth quarter. What kind of defense Toronto throws the Kobe?

Three players at a time

James has 22 on the night knocked away by Kobe great hustle by Kobe. He's gonna score

Well, that's 51 for number eight and the Lakers go up by a piece

MVP, huh? No doubt right now great

Kobe

Give the assist to Lamar

Toronto got lost on D and that I'm good. That was the worst defensive sequence the Raptors have played tonight

Kobe has 53 points through three

And Lamar Odom who is 0 for 6 on the floor Kobe cut off at the pass

I can't go one way so I'll go the other that would have counted had it gone, but he'll shoot two free throws

Void of all the drama off the court with the teammates makes free throws if you're joining us late

Game for Toronto and they come up dry

Kobe nobody helping right now defensively, so he'll take the 15-footer

Kobe's got 57 Laker lead is 95 88 5 away from his Laker high

Nothing you can do

If

Toronto's gonna come back Bosh has got to be the guy there's about nine minutes left to play

I'm Bill McConnell Joel Myers will be back on Friday filling in tonight

To complete a three-point play

Kobe's got 59 to make it six zero

With the free throw he splits this double team and they come out and then as he goes up

He gets pushed from behind by boss Kobe go straight to the dribble in the lane

Kobe Bryant, he's got 61 points

They got entangled a little bit Kobe forced it up three free throws

Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to see a career high for Kobe Bryant

We'll be with it now Lakers lead 105 96 another three

Well, there goes will

What was the second to third on the list remarkable stuff ladies and gentlemen 67 points Kobe Bryant

Well, they're 70 70 points for Kobe

Underneath

He's got it again Kobe's hand Kobe guarded by both Peterson Kobe pump fake

I was gonna say, you know just run your offense now

He's he's got the record, but you get caught up of it as a teammate. Also, I guess you do

I see your point though Kobe down the middle

Now I would give him maybe another minute and then I take him out

To a well-deserved well-deserved

He just now dribble between his legs to split a double team I

Gotta see that one again. They said the two defenders and say yeah, we got you this time number eight

See you get through this one he dribbles between his legs

Splits the double team and gets into the paint. He'll be shooting two free throws when we come back. What a performance we've witnessed

Tonight look at this. Oh behind the back in the third

And 23 now with that making the 450 to play Kobe going one-on-one Kobe for three times

It goes it doesn't go but he's going to go to the line and shoot three free throws to get to 79

Nothing that needs to be said about this game. Ladies and gentlemen, you have witnessed the second greatest scoring performance in NBA history 79 points by Kobe Bryant tonight against the Toronto Rebels going nuts told me all the way Kobe put it up not count but foul to coming to get to 80 and 81

Brad for 80

Did I miss anything while I was gone just another one in many, okay

Kobe Bryant 28 for 46 from the field. This would be 18 for 20 from the line and an 81 point game 55 in the second half you gotta get him out of game. Somebody got it. Oh, there it is. We go

To this crowd for number eight