KOBE BRYANT IS AMAZING

kobe bryant

62 pts 58% FG 22-25 FT 33 min.

DID NOT PLAY 4th QUARTER.

end of 3rd dallas 61 - kobe 62.

Bryant scored 15 points in the first period, 17 in the second, and a franchise-record 30 in the third before taking a seat for good with the Lakers leading 95-61.

"We tried everything. We tried different people on him, we tried giving him different looks, and he pretty much outscored us by himself."

The capacity crowd of 18,997 began chanting, "We want Kobe! We want Kobe!" early in the final period, but with the Lakers holding an insurmountable lead there was no need for Jackson to put the 6-foot-6 star back into the game.

"It was a 30-point basketball game at that point and that's not the spirit of the game," Jackson said. "I did ask Kobe if he wanted to go back in and contend for the (franchise) record. He asked me what I thought, and I said, "It's a 30-point game.' "

"It was quite an exhibition for three quarters Kobe put on tonight," Jackson said. "I've seen a few 60-point ballgames in my time, but none of them had been done by the third quarter."

i dont think theres any more to say. hes the best all around player in the game.

and everyone asks why i love kobe so much. lakers all the wayyyyyy

i dont care elijah. this is basketball.