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Byron Scott and George Karl wouldn't have allowed Kobe Bryant to score 81 points

Ten years have passed since Kobe Bryant scored 81 points in one game.

Bryant's huge night on Jan. 22, 2006 came at the expense of the Toronto Raptors and then head coach Sam Mitchell -- now on the bench in Minnesota with the Timberwolves.

"Ten years ago, what year was that, 2004?" asked Sacramento Kings Coach George Karl on Wednesday. "I was thinking as a coach, saying, 'I would foul him.' I would never let him have that many points. I would triple team him or something.