Kobe records the second highest single-game point total in history with 81 points.

TOP SINGLE-GAME SCORERS
1. Wilt Chamberlain, Phi. 3/2/62 N.Y. 100
2. Kobe Bryant, L.A.L. 1/22/06 TOR 81
3. Wilt Chamberlain, Phi. 12/8/61 (3OT) L.A.L. 78
4. Wilt Chamberlain, Phi. 1/13/62 Chi. 73
5. Wilt Chamberlain, S.F. 11/16/62 N.Y. 73
6. David Thompson, Den. 4/9/78 Det. 73
7. Wilt Chamberlain, S.F. 11/3/62 L.A.L. 72
8. Elgin Baylor, L.A.L. 11/15/60 N.Y. 71
9. David Robinson, S.A. 4/24/94 L.A.C. 71
10. Wilt Chamberlain, S.F. 3/10/63 Syr. 70