Scores 81
Bryant scores 81 points in a victory against the Toronto Raptors. Bryant shoots 28-46 from the floor, 7-13 from 3-point range, and 18-20 from the foul line. The performance is the second highest scoring display in NBA history, behind only Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game. Bryant:
Not even in my dreams. That was something that just happened. It’s tough to explain. It’s just one of those things. It really hasn’t, like, set in for me. It’s about the `W,’ that’s why I turned it on. It turned into something special. To sit here and say I grasp what happened, that would be lying.
Coach Jackson:
That was something to behold. It was another level. I’ve seen some remarkable games, but I’ve never seen one like that before.
Drafted
The Charlotte Hornets draft Bryant with the 13th pick in the 1996 NBA Draft.
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