Kobe Bryant scores 65 points to break a 7-game losing streak

March 16, 2007
Staples Center
Los Angeles, CA

POR (26-39) - 111 pts
LAL (34-32) - 116 pts
OT

Single-handedly saving his team from the grips of a seven-game skid, Kobe Bryant scored a league-high 65 points in an intense overtime game with the up-and-coming, young Portland Trail Blazers. He scored 24 of his point total in the fourth quarter, adding nine in overtime. Bryant shot 23-for-39 from the field, including 8-for-12 from 3-point land and 11-for-12 from the free-throw line.

The 65 points represented the second-highest scoring game of Bryant's career and his third game with 60 or more points, including the incredible 81-point outburst against the Toronto Raptors on Jan. 22, 2006. He has tallied 15 games with 50 or more points, including four in the 2007 season. Bryant's eollective point total was the highest against the Trail Blazers, one better than Rick Barry's previous record.

Lakers coach Phil Jackson said of the game: "That finish was incredible. They couldn't keep the ball out of Kobe's hands, and they couldn't keep him from putting that ball in the hoop. … It was remarkable." The win snapped the longest losing streak Jackson has endured as an NBA head coach.

Bryant made eight shots from 18 feet or beyond during his fourth-quarter scoring streak to keep his team close, including four 3-pointers. Two triples came just 50 seconds apart, shaving Portland's lead to just one with 48 seconds left in the game. His last 3-pointer tied the game at 98 with 17.2 seconds remaining.

Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy acknowledged that Bryant "made every shot down the stretch," thought his team tried its best to stop him. Roy also stated that tt was a great game to play in. Portland was led by high-scoring forward Zach Randolph, who had 31 points. Ime Udoka chipped in with 19 points. The team was defeated for the fifth time in six games.

Laker forward Lamar Odom had 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists to support Bryant. The intense game featured a bit of woofing and some shoving near the end of regulation, but no penalties were accessed.

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