Eight and 24 might be the numbers that he wore on his back, but 81 might be the one that best defines Kobe Bryant’s career.
A scorer who routinely made impossible shots once had a seemingly impossible game: 81 points in a single night.
“You’re sitting and watching, and it’s like a miracle unfolding in front of your eyes and you can’t accept it,” owner Jerry Buss told reporters. “Somehow, the brain won’t work.”
