Lakers: Sixty points.

[Relevancy]

50 shots in the finale. He showed his true colors. The same man that was desperate to boot Shaq out of LA. A Selfish and complete a-hole out for nobody but himself..

but 5 rings though

[Relevancy]

ing Kobe went out with a bang lmao, could just imagine the amazing atmosphere in staples

[JamStone]

When he started 0-for-4 or 0-for-5 or whatever it was, it seemed very foreseeable that he would go something like 7-for-33 and look pathetic in the process. Looked like the Lakers were going to score single digits in the first quarter. He actually hit several shots that did bring back flashes of a younger him. And in the second half, his legs still seemed to be somewhat there considering his age and mileage. Of course, he wasn't defending or getting back, so it's not like he was going hard for 42 minutes. But credit to him for as bad as he's been for the better part of 5+ years, even 22-for-50 is somewhat of anomaly. I'm used to reading boxscores where he shot 35% or less from the field. And even more so, for most of the game, I believe he was over (maybe even well over) 50% from two point range. It was all those three pointers he was taking and missing that really hurt the efficiency. No surprise as he's become heavily dependent on jumpshooting with his age and injuries and lack of quickness or explosion. And in the fourth quarter, I believe he was surprisingly extremely efficient. I think he ended the game 5-for-his-last-5 scoring 15 of the final 17 points for the Lakers.

Obviously, the game meant nothing, big picture, for either team. It was a glorified exhibition game. But even then, it was a close game late and Kobe still had to make those shots he took late in the game to help them win, with his 20 year NBA worn body, 37 year old legs, on 40+ minutes. So it was still kind of a spectacle in that regard. It was fun to watch. Yeah, I'm a Kobe fanboi. And when the Golden State game was pretty much a 20 point lead through most of the 4th quarter, I ended up watching the Lakers most of the 4th quarter. For all his faults, and all things considered as to how things have gone for the team this season and really the last 5 or so seasons, it was a cool way to end things.

[Brazil]

spurs fans sometimes...smh

Why not saying something like hats off old man and move on ? I mean game was anyway meaningless, he scored 60 pts, dat was entertaining as and a very nice note to end his career.

The rest is history, Kobe will disappear on top 10 soon enough, the worst Lakers season will remain, the .352 FG% will stay ... but he will have this game that will be remembered... good for him tbh

[StrengthAndHonor]

The fans make the sport... not the media. This isnt politics... its sports. You need icons, heroes. Out goes Kobe, in comes Curry. From one Chucker to another.

That's the truth.

[Killakobe81]

When he started 0-for-4 or 0-for-5 or whatever it was, it seemed very foreseeable that he would go something like 7-for-33 and look pathetic in the process. Looked like the Lakers were going to score single digits in the first quarter. He actually hit several shots that did bring back flashes of a younger him. And in the second half, his legs still seemed to be somewhat there considering his age and mileage. Of course, he wasn't defending or getting back, so it's not like he was going hard for 42 minutes. But credit to him for as bad as he's been for the better part of 5+ years, even 22-for-50 is somewhat of anomaly. I'm used to reading boxscores where he shot 35% or less from the field. And even more so, for most of the game, I believe he was over (maybe even well over) 50% from two point range. It was all those three pointers he was taking and missing that really hurt the efficiency. No surprise as he's become heavily dependent on jumpshooting with his age and injuries and lack of quickness or explosion. And in the fourth quarter, I believe he was surprisingly extremely efficient. I think he ended the game 5-for-his-last-5 scoring 15 of the final 17 points for the Lakers.

Obviously, the game meant nothing, big picture, for either team. It was a glorified exhibition game. But even then, it was a close game late and Kobe still had to make those shots he took late in the game to help them win, with his 20 year NBA worn body, 37 year old legs, on 40+ minutes. So it was still kind of a spectacle in that regard. It was fun to watch. Yeah, I'm a Kobe fanboi. And when the Golden State game was pretty much a 20 point lead through most of the 4th quarter, I ended up watching the Lakers most of the 4th quarter. For all his faults, and all things considered as to how things have gone for the team this season and really the last 5 or so seasons, it was a cool way to end things.

Well said. I agree with all the negatives and positives you stated. But for me the win even in a meaningless game made it a better "show".

[Killakobe81]

spurs fans sometimes...smh

Why not saying something like hats off old man and move on ? I mean game was anyway meaningless, he scored 60 pts, dat was entertaining as and a very nice note to end his career.

The rest is history, Kobe will disappear on top 10 soon enough, the worst Lakers season will remain, the .352 FG% will stay ... but he will have this game that will be remembered... good for him tbh

[Russo21]

That's ing hilarious. 24.994ppg gets rounded to 25ppg in the history books. Take away this 60 point game and replace it with a single digit game his career averaged may have been rounded down to 24.9 instead of 25. He knew exactly how many points he needed to maintain 25.0ppg lol. I have no doubt that was in his mind. Funny stuff and very entertaining just like the last 4 or so Laker seasons have been.

[JamStone]

That's ing hilarious. 24.994ppg gets rounded to 25ppg in the history books. Take away this 60 point game and replace it with a single digit game his career averaged may have been rounded down to 24.9 instead of 25. He knew exactly how many points he needed to maintain 25.0ppg lol. I have no doubt that was in his mind. Funny stuff and very entertaining just like the last 4 or so Laker seasons have been.

If he played last night and scored zero points, his career average is still 24.95 PPG. Still gets rounded up to 25.0 PPG. He didn't need to score a point to have his points per game rounded up to 25.

It's not that hard to do the math yourself before posting.

[Brazil]

If he played last night and scored zero points, his career average is still 24.95 PPG. Still gets rounded up to 25.0 PPG. He didn't need to score a point to have his points per game rounded up to 25.

It's not that hard to do the math yourself before posting.

tbh...

[Killakobe81]

If he played last night and scored zero points, his career average is still 24.95 PPG. Still gets rounded up to 25.0 PPG. He didn't need to score a point to have his points per game rounded up to 25.

It's not that hard to do the math yourself before posting.

The conspiracy is more entertaining than the reality my 10 year old can do the basic math. i do think Kobe was hoping for a magical or epic ending in fact i believe his camera crew from his production company and NBATV were both do enting that in full ...so of course he wanted to do well and was hoping for a Kobe is the ultimate closer type finish ... but to think he planned to get 60 to round up his number (seriously 60 points when weighed against his career numbers is really not moving the needle all that much) or the Jazz were in cahoots etc. Is just stupid. I thnk people care more about this than Kobe does tbh.

[DeadlyDynasty]

I'm fine with Kobe jacking up all those shots in his final game. He gave the crowd what they paid for, honestly. People hatin' need to light up.

^gets it.

Kirby's legacy is going to be scoring 60 on 50 shots against lotto team & 81 on another lotto team in a meaningless game.

^doesn't get it.

When he started 0-for-4 or 0-for-5 or whatever it was, it seemed very foreseeable that he would go something like 7-for-33 and look pathetic in the process. Looked like the Lakers were going to score single digits in the first quarter. He actually hit several shots that did bring back flashes of a younger him. And in the second half, his legs still seemed to be somewhat there considering his age and mileage. Of course, he wasn't defending or getting back, so it's not like he was going hard for 42 minutes. But credit to him for as bad as he's been for the better part of 5+ years, even 22-for-50 is somewhat of anomaly. I'm used to reading boxscores where he shot 35% or less from the field. And even more so, for most of the game, I believe he was over (maybe even well over) 50% from two point range. It was all those three pointers he was taking and missing that really hurt the efficiency. No surprise as he's become heavily dependent on jumpshooting with his age and injuries and lack of quickness or explosion. And in the fourth quarter, I believe he was surprisingly extremely efficient. I think he ended the game 5-for-his-last-5 scoring 15 of the final 17 points for the Lakers.

Obviously, the game meant nothing, big picture, for either team. It was a glorified exhibition game. But even then, it was a close game late and Kobe still had to make those shots he took late in the game to help them win, with his 20 year NBA worn body, 37 year old legs, on 40+ minutes. So it was still kind of a spectacle in that regard. It was fun to watch. Yeah, I'm a Kobe fanboi. And when the Golden State game was pretty much a 20 point lead through most of the 4th quarter, I ended up watching the Lakers most of the 4th quarter. For all his faults, and all things considered as to how things have gone for the team this season and really the last 5 or so seasons, it was a cool way to end things.

^gets it.

spurs fans sometimes...smh

Why not saying something like hats off old man and move on ? I mean game was anyway meaningless, he scored 60 pts, dat was entertaining as and a very nice note to end his career.

^gets it.

That's ing hilarious. 24.994ppg gets rounded to 25ppg in the history books. Take away this 60 point game and replace it with a single digit game his career averaged may have been rounded down to 24.9 instead of 25. He knew exactly how many points he needed to maintain 25.0ppg lol. I have no doubt that was in his mind. Funny stuff and very entertaining just like the last 4 or so Laker seasons have been.

^doesn't get it.

That's why Duncan was voted as having a better career than Kobe. The fans spoke.

^gook.

[RsxPiimp]

^gook.

[Killakobe81]

^gets it.

^doesn't get it.

^gets it.

^gets it.

^doesn't get it.


^gook.

[Russo21]

ok chill, 25.0 with an asterisk *

[ambchang]

^gets it.

^doesn't get it.

^gets it.

^gets it.

^doesn't get it.


^gook.

So much pain
only people who agrees with you gets it
confetti on a 17-win season
celebration on winning a pointless game over a non-playoff team
Only the championship matters, but now accepting crowd entertainment as the only point of playing is "getting it"

[Killakobe81]

So much pain
only people who agrees with you gets it
confetti on a 17-win season
celebration on winning a pointless game over a non-playoff team
Only the championship matters, but now accepting crowd entertainment as the only point of playing is "getting it"

I see your point to an extent but a championship was not even remotely possible so it was a good closing game.
I know your favorite target is now out of the league ...but Amb seriously you cant let Kobe or Lakers fans have a moment in a ty season from a meaningless game? Did Kobe secretly bang your girlfriend?

The war is over. I gave you Duncan over Kobe, ESPN, SI, have done it too ... your work is done, friend (thanks Deeps). you will never convert Luva or Kool so what is the point? Kobe is done.

[RsxPiimp]

is surreal. I honestly counted the guy out before the game started. I thought it was gonna be a blowout loss with Kobe scoring maybe <35 while shooting 30%. I thought, man it's gonna be awkward if he goes out that way (like Jordan's last game in Washington) just glad it turned out to be one uva entertaining game.

The 60 pts + game winner puts it over the top. It just gave me the feels man...da feels

[Killakobe81]

is surreal. I honestly counted the guy out before the game started. I thought it was gonna be a blowout loss with Kobe scoring maybe <35 while shooting 30%. just glad it turned out to be one uva entertaining game.

I thought the same and was enjoying the Steph show more tbh ... all those bricks early it was like game 7 2010 ...

But that 4th was magical ...I think he travelled at least twice on scores but I did not care ...great show.

[140]

When he started 0-for-4 or 0-for-5 or whatever it was, it seemed very foreseeable that he would go something like 7-for-33 and look pathetic in the process. Looked like the Lakers were going to score single digits in the first quarter. He actually hit several shots that did bring back flashes of a younger him. And in the second half, his legs still seemed to be somewhat there considering his age and mileage. Of course, he wasn't defending or getting back, so it's not like he was going hard for 42 minutes. But credit to him for as bad as he's been for the better part of 5+ years, even 22-for-50 is somewhat of anomaly. I'm used to reading boxscores where he shot 35% or less from the field. And even more so, for most of the game, I believe he was over (maybe even well over) 50% from two point range. It was all those three pointers he was taking and missing that really hurt the efficiency. No surprise as he's become heavily dependent on jumpshooting with his age and injuries and lack of quickness or explosion. And in the fourth quarter, I believe he was surprisingly extremely efficient. I think he ended the game 5-for-his-last-5 scoring 15 of the final 17 points for the Lakers.

Obviously, the game meant nothing, big picture, for either team. It was a glorified exhibition game. But even then, it was a close game late and Kobe still had to make those shots he took late in the game to help them win, with his 20 year NBA worn body, 37 year old legs, on 40+ minutes. So it was still kind of a spectacle in that regard. It was fun to watch. Yeah, I'm a Kobe fanboi. And when the Golden State game was pretty much a 20 point lead through most of the 4th quarter, I ended up watching the Lakers most of the 4th quarter. For all his faults, and all things considered as to how things have gone for the team this season and really the last 5 or so seasons, it was a cool way to end things.

, you better be after he gave you that le in '04

[ambchang]

I see your point to an extent but a championship was not even remotely possible so it was a good closing game.

Courtesy of Kobe.

I know your favorite target is now out of the league ...but Amb seriously you cant let Kobe or Lakers fans have a moment in a ty season from a meaningless game? Did Kobe secretly bang your girlfriend?

There are multiple issues with this.

First, the Lakers season is a direct result of Kobe's chucking, he created this mess, and now he is being celebrated for creating this mess because there is nothing else to celebrate about. That's screwed up.

Second, it's not about celebrating it or not, it's about a bunch of hypocrites, who have for years, preach about championship or bust, go out and celebrate a totally meaningless game like you have won 7 in a row. If some random guy comes in and start raving about how great that game was, sure, but for these bunch of hypocrites to do something they preached on NOT doing for years? No.

The war is over. I gave you Duncan over Kobe, ESPN, SI, have done it too ... your work is done, friend (thanks Deeps). you will never convert Luva or Kool so what is the point? Kobe is done.

I am not converting Luva or Kool because they are just trolls. I am sure deep down inside, a vast majority of people ranks Duncan over Kobe, it's just obvious. There may be a few people someone in the world, mumbling to themselves in a street corner about how Kobe > Duncan, and how Phantom Menace is actually the greatest Star Wars movie, but I would be surprised if not a vast majority of logical, reasonable and radical people would rank Duncan > Kobe.

That though, is not my point, my point isn't to say Duncan > Kobe, it's to strike down points that are not accurate.

[Koolaid_Man]

That's ing hilarious. 24.994ppg gets rounded to 25ppg in the history books. Take away this 60 point game and replace it with a single digit game his career averaged may have been rounded down to 24.9 instead of 25. He knew exactly how many points he needed to maintain 25.0ppg lol. I have no doubt that was in his mind. Funny stuff and very entertaining just like the last 4 or so Laker seasons have been.

Hey dumbass lets go back to 1st grade...

24.994

Decimal point moves from right to left

4 remains the same

9 remains the same

9 moves to left or "carried"

.9 + 4 = 5

Equation solution = 2 + 5 = 25

Pretty easy

[DeadlyDynasty]

So much pain
only people who agrees with you gets it
confetti on a 17-win season
celebration on winning a pointless game over a non-playoff team
Only the championship matters, but now accepting crowd entertainment as the only point of playing is "getting it"

you still don't get it...I don't even think the Ludovico technique could pry open your slope eyes open on this one. The thread is called "Sixty Points," and is simply an appreciation thread for a fun performance that gave NBA fans exactly what they wanted. You just can't stand the thought of showing Kobe any kind of credit, and now that he's retired you have no reason to keep your yellow juices flowing.

You're out of your only source of posting fuel, so it's back to the rice paddies for you, victor charlie

[LkrFan]

, everyone rounded up det 1999 " le" - why not Kobe's career average? 24.99 is much closer to 25 than 0.6097 (50/82) is to 1.0.

[LkrFan]

you still don't get it...I don't even think the Ludovico technique could pry open your slope eyes open on this one. The thread is called "Sixty Points," and is simply an appreciation thread for a fun performance that gave NBA fans exactly what they wanted. You just can't stand the thought of showing Kobe any kind of credit, and now that he's retired you have no reason to keep your yellow juices flowing.

You're out of your only source of posting fuel, so it's back to the rice paddies for you, victor charlie