Lakers: Records owned by K. Bryant

[Michael Jordan.]

[Michael Jordan.]

81 points and Scoring
Often when I ask a Laker fan who they think the greatest scorer of all time is they reply with "Kobe of course." When I further question them the first response is "he scored 81 points."


This is probably the most illogical response possible. Kobe's 81 points against the Raptors (who were the worst defensive team in the NBA at the time) was the second highest single scoring total in NBA history by an individual. Surely using that logic then Wilt Chamberlain at 100 points in a game would make him the best scorer ever? Using the same logic would mean that David Thompson (career high 73 points) and Elgin Balyor (career high 71 points) are better scorers than Michael Jordan (career high 69 points)

[Michael Jordan.]

When you compare his FG% to other elite scorers; both past and present, it's shocking to see how low is FG% is. Additionally more than 60% of Bryant’s 50 point games have come against bottom 10 defenses in the league. While Kobe is to be commended for taking advantage against poor teams it is important to put these 50-point out bursts into perspective when comparing them to other player’s 50-point games.

[Michael Jordan.]

While Kobe may pass Jordan in all time total points it’s important to recognize that Kobe has already played approximately 200 games more than Jordan and has yet to reach his point total while shooting approximately 4% lower from the field. Additionally, by the time he passes Jordan in all time total points he will move into number 1 on the all time missed shot list while only being number 3 in total points made.Not to mention the numerous other records that Jordan will still hold scoring wise.

[Michael Jordan.]

Clutch Myth
Another myth that lives when it comes to Kobe is that he's 'clutch', he delivers the game winning shot when it's needed on a regular basis. I hate to burst your bubble but this simply isn't true. In fact, it's quite the opposite. Although there are varying definitions as to what 'clutch' is, it's widely accepted that a clutch shot is within the last 24 seconds of the game when your team is tied or down by 1,2 or 3 points.


Accurate as of March 17th 2013

Bryant is 45 of 138 - 32.6% - in the regular season and 7 of 28 - 25% -in the playoffs


Compared to some of the superstars of the NBA both past and present:


Michael Jordan - 33 for 58 - 56.9% (9 for 18 in the playoffs)
LeBron James – 23 for 69 – 33.3% (5 for 12 in the playoffs)
Carmelo Anthony – 21 for 44 – 47%
Vince Carter – 31 for 96 – 32.3%

[Leetonidas]

[da_suns_fan]

You could do this all day.

Most playoff games a player shot 20+ shots while shooting less than 40%:

1 Kobe Bryant G 1999 2012 41
2 Allen Iverson G 1999 2007 34
3 Karl Malone* F 1988 2003 28
4 Michael Jordan* G 1987 1998 20

[AchillesHeel]

MJ destroying Kirby's legacy per par, not one reasonable retort from bandwagoner laker fans. They'll just ignore the facts and continue their bull trolling, posting random gifs and images.

[Michael Jordan.]

MJ destroying Kirby's legacy per par, not one reasonable retort from bandwagoner laker fans. They'll just ignore the facts and continue their bull trolling, posting random gifs and images.

[Michael Jordan.]

[Clipper Nation]

Damn, Lakerfan gonna have to make hundreds of "Tim Duncan gay" threads to deflect from this ownage, tbh.....

[da_suns_fan]

The thing is his percentages are just going to get worse. He's been drifting further and further away from the basket as he's gotten older.

Last season, he started out red hot by shooting more near the basket. Then he started to drift off again as the season wore on and his shooting percentage came back down to its usual "meh".

[Michael Jordan.]

[Leetonidas]

but he scores a lot of PPG!

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