On Dec. 6, 2000, Antawn Jamison of the Golden State Warriors
and Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers each score 51 points in the game. It
marked only the third time in NBA history that opposing players have scored at
least 50 in a game. The previous time that happened was 38 years ago when Wilt
Chamberlain scored 63 points and Elgin Baylor scored 50-points as the Bucks and
Lakers played.
Jamison also scored 51 points in the game prior to the one
he and Bryant both scored over 50.
While Antawn Jamison has gone on to be a NBA journeyman,
Kobe Bryant has lit up the record books. Currently he is ranked fourth all-time
in the NBA, with 31, 617 points. Bryant joins just four other players to score
over 31,000 points in the NBA as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Michael
Jordan are above him, and Wilt Chamberlain is behind him.
With Bryant on the comeback trail right now, he could
possibly pass Jordan this year to take sole possession of third place in the
NBA’s All-Time scoring leader list.
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