The impossible becomes possible: How Kobe threatened Wilt's scoring record

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Kobe Bryant was the closest thing millions of basketball fans ever saw to Michael Jordan. The legendary basketball player who left us too soon due to a helicopter crash will go down in history as the only shooting guard who dared to step into Jordan's shoes and make millions wonder if he wasn't better than the undisputed #1 of all time .

Kobe has a number of legendary games on his account with the Los Angeles Lakers - where he spent his entire 20-year NBA career. But (perhaps) none of his hundreds of matches for “the lakers” is no better than the one he played against Toronto Raptors on January 22, 2006.

On this date, Bryant did the unthinkable and became only the second basketball player to score 80 points in one game - all 81! A feat considered impossible in today's NBA. The only basketball player who realized more than him remains Wilt Chamberlain scoring 100 points in one game, but also in an era where literally only one basketball player (Bill Russell) could match him.

In 2006, Kobe was an example of how "a warrior is a warrior himself. SWith weak teammates and almost no bench, Kobe embarks on a mission to get the Lakers to the playoffs, committed to doing his best every day. And this match is the epitome of what he has been doing all season.

On a warm January night, Kobe electrified the entire Staples Center by single-handedly leading a 122-104 victory over Toronto Raptors and recorded mind-boggling stats en route to his record.

He achieves his 81 points, guarded by two, at the momentnyou and three basketball players. After all, he register 28/46 shooting, including 7-of-13 from three in a time where shooting "beyond the arch” no is a major weapon in the arsenal of NBA stars.

This streak was part of Kobe Bryant's equally impressive streak spanning a month - December 20, 2005 to January 22, 2006. In addition to the historic 81 points against Toronto, he scored 62 points in just 3 quarters against Dallas (more than the entire team of Mavericks for 3 parts), recorded another game with 50 or more points, as well as 4 more games with 40 or more points. It's also the last season Bryant will wear #8, one of two numbers currently raised above the floor at Staples Center in honor of the greatest legend in NBA history.the lakers".

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