NBA Scoring Records: The Kobe Bryant 51 Gun Salute

The scoring record for most points in a game is held by Wilt Chamberlain with 100 points!

The scoring record for most points ever in a playoff game is 63 points by Michael Jordan.

The record for most career games where a player takes over 10 shots and shoots under 30% is held by Kobe Bryant.

Bryant has actually recorded 100 games in his career where he shot under 30% from the field but in 75 of these games, he kept gunning to take double digit amounts of shots while still shooting under 30%.

In this article, we give a 51 gun (ner) salute, through showcasing 51 of the 75 times so far in Bryant's career where he has shot under 30% and took double digit shots anyway.

This list goes in chronological order and shows games from each and every season of Bryant's career, including his latest effort in the home loss against SA on Feb. 4 where he shot 5/18 for 28%.

#51 - 2/4/97 @ LAC - 20% - 2/10 - 23 minutes, zero assists in a Lakers loss.

#50 - 5/12/97 first round playoffs game 5 @ Utah - 29% - 4/14 and 0/6 from threes in the game that lost the series for the Lakers.

#49 - 3/18/98 vs Phoenix - 10% - 1/10 and 0/3 from threes - 28 minutes in a Lakers win.

#48 - 4/5/98 @ Det - 18% - 2/11 and 0/4 from threes - 27 minutes, one assist in a Lakers win.

#47 - 2/23/99 @ Vancouver - 24% - 5/21 and 0/6 from threes - 35 minutes two assists in a loss.

#46 - 4/26/99 @ Hou - 21% - 3/14 - 35 minutes two assists in a Lakers loss.

#45 - 5/13/99 first round game 3 @ Hou - 29% - 5/17 and 1/4 threes in a Lakers loss.

#44 - 1/7/00 vs Char - 26% - 5/19 and 1/4 threes and four assists in a Lakers loss.

#43 - 1/30/00 @ Hou - 27% - 6/22 - 41 minutes and five assists in a Lakers loss.

#42 - 3/16/00 @ Wash - 20% - 2/10 in 33 minutes for a Lakers loss.

#41 - 6/16/00 game four NBA Finals @ ...

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