List of 40-plus point games by Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant is an American basketball shooting guard who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Selected 13th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1996 NBA Draft, Bryant was traded to the Lakers for Vlade Divac a month later. He won three consecutive NBA championships with the Lakers playing alongside Shaquille O'Neal from 2000 to 2002. After O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat before the 2004–05 season, Bryant "became the cornerstone" of the Lakers franchise. He led the NBA in scoring during the and seasons. In the 2007–08 season, Bryant won the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) and led his team to the 2008 NBA Finals, where the Lakers lost to the Boston Celtics. After winning the gold medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics as a member of the U.S. men's basketball team, he led the Lakers to another championship in 2009 and in 2010.

The number of forty-plus point games players accumulate over their careers is often reported in media. As of March 22, 2011, Bryant has played 107 games in which he has scored forty or more points; of these, 5 were sixty-plus point games and 24 were fifty-plus point games. He is third behind Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan, who scored forty or more in 271 and 173 games respectively. In 2003, Bryant scored 40 points or more in nine consecutive games, tying Jordan, who accomplished the same feat in the 1986–87 season. The only player with longer streaks of 40 or more is Chamberlain, who had 14 consecutive games twice in the 1961–62 season and 10 consecutive games in the 1962–63 season. In 2006, Bryant scored a career-high 81 points against the Toronto Raptors. It was the second-highest number of points scored in a game in NBA history, behind only Chamberlain's 100-point performance in 1962. In 2007, Bryant scored 50 points or more in four consecutive games; this accomplishment is fifth in NBA history behind streaks by Chamberlain, who had 50 or more in seven, six and five (twice) consecutive games in the 1961–62 season. Out of the 118 games, 11 of them were played during the playoffs, 18 resulted in Bryant notching a double-double and 34 resulted in losses.

Games

Italics

*

MP

Minutes played

3P

3-point field goal

FT%

Free throw percentage

Ast

Assists

DD

Double-double

Pts

Date

Team

Opponent

Score

MP

FG

FG%

3P

3P%

FT

FT%

Reb

Ast

Stl

Blk

DD

Ref.

81

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Toronto Raptors

122–104

42

28–46

.609

7–13

.538

18–20

.900

6

2

3

1

No

65

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Portland Trail Blazers

116–111 (OT)

50

23–39

.590

8–12

.667

11–12

.917

7

3

3

0

No

62

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Dallas Mavericks

112–90

33

18–31

.581

4–10

.400

22–25

.880

8

0

3

0

No

61

Los Angeles Lakers

at

New York Knicks

126–117

37

19–31

.613

3–6

.500

20–20

1.000

0

3

0

1

No

60

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Memphis Grizzlies

121–119

45

20–37

.541

3–7

.429

17–18

.944

5

4

0

0

No

58*

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Charlotte Bobcats

124–133 (3OT)

54

22–45

.489

4–11

.364

10–12

.833

5

4

0

0

No

56

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Memphis Grizzlies

120–81

34

21–34

.618

3–6

.500

11–12

.917

5

4

1

0

No

55

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Washington Wizards

108–94

41

15–29

.517

9–13

.692

16–18

.889

5

3

3

0

No

53

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Houston Rockets

112–101 (2OT)

54

17–38

.447

5–8

.625

14–16

.875

10

8

2

1

Yes

53*

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Houston Rockets

104–107 (OT)

48

19–44

.432

3–9

.333

12–14

.857

2

2

0

0

No

53*

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Memphis Grizzlies

111–114

42

19–37

.514

9–17

.529

6–7

.857

10

1

3

0

Yes

52

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Houston Rockets

106–99 (2OT)

54

19–38

.500

3–9

.333

11–11

1.000

8

7

0

3

No

52

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Utah Jazz

132–102

34

19–26

.731

2–3

.667

12–15

.800

4

3

0

1

No

52

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Dallas Mavericks

108–104 (OT)

51

15–27

.556

2–3

.667

20–27

.741

11

4

1

2

Yes

51*

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Golden State Warriors

122–125 (OT)

51

18–35

.514

2–7

.286

13–13

1.000

7

8

2

1

No

51

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Denver Nuggets

113–102

31

15–28

.536

3–8

.375

18–20

.900

3

2

2

0

No

51*

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Sacramento Kings

109–118 (OT)

44

17–35

.486

4–12

.333

13–13

1.000

9

4

1

0

No

51*

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Phoenix Suns

96–107

42

19–33

.576

5–11

.455

8–10

.800

5

3

1

0

No

50

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Los Angeles Clippers

112–109

45

17–41

.415

7–15

.467

9–10

.900

8

8

1

0

No

50

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Portland Trail Blazers

110–99

44

17–28

.607

5–10

.500

11–14

.786

6

1

5

0

No

50*

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Phoenix Suns

118–126

52

20–35

.571

5–8

.625

5–6

.833

8

5

3

0

No

50

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Minnesota Timberwolves

109–102

45

17–35

.486

4–9

.444

12–14

.857

6

3

3

0

No

50

Los Angeles Lakers

at

New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets

111–105

47

16–29

.552

2–5

.400

16–16

1.000

7

1

0

1

No

50*

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Los Angeles Clippers

110–118

48

17–33

.515

1–4

.250

15–15

1.000

9

1

2

0

No

50

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Seattle SuperSonics

109–98

42

18–25

.720

3–6

.500

11–13

.846

8

3

2

0

No

49

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Denver Nuggets

122–107

42

18–27

.667

5–9

.556

8–9

.889

4

10

1

1

Yes

49*

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Phoenix Suns

111–118

39

18–38

.474

3–9

.333

10–10

1.000

11

2

1

1

Yes

48

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Sacramento Kings

119–113

48

15–29

.517

1–1

1.000

17–19

.895

16

3

2

1

Yes

48

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Toronto Raptors

117–99

46

14–26

.538

4–7

.571

16–18

.889

2

4

2

0

No

48

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Philadelphia 76ers

119–93

35

19–29

.655

7–7

1.000

3–4

.750

10

2

2

0

Yes

48

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Seattle SuperSonics

123–121 (OT)

42

21–44

.477

2–8

.250

4–7

.571

2

2

1

0

No

47

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Cleveland Cavaliers

102–96

41

12–26

.462

0–1

.000

23–26

.885

5

3

3

1

No

46*

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Houston Rockets

89–93

45

18–37

.486

1–2

.500

9–11

.818

6

4

0

1

No

46

Los Angeles Lakers

at

New York Knicks

114–109

41

17–27

.630

4–4

1.000

8–11

.727

6

3

2

1

No

46*

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

New Jersey Nets

96–102 (OT)

50

14–36

.389

4–12

.333

14–16

.875

3

3

2

0

No

46

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Seattle SuperSonics

112–109

41

13–27

.481

1–4

.250

19–24

.792

5

6

3

1

No

46

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Toronto Raptors

121–101

44

19–28

.679

4–8

.500

4–4

1.000

7

5

1

0

No

45

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Houston Rockets

99–94

44

20–26

.769

1–1

1.000

4–6

.667

4

3

1

0

No

45

Los Angeles Lakers

at

San Antonio Spurs

104–90

47

19–35

.543

1–2

.500

6–8

.750

10

3

1

1

Yes

45

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Golden State Warriors

96–89 (OT)

46

18–40

.450

1–3

.333

8–10

.800

4

4

3

1

No

45

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Memphis Grizzlies

112–106 (OT)

48

18–35

.514

2–4

.500

7–9

.778

6

5

2

0

No

45

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Seattle SuperSonics

119–98

37

16–28

.571

12–18

.667

1–1

1.000

3

3

1

1

No

45

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Golden State Warriors

109–104

43

14–29

.483

0–6

.000

17–18

.944

7

8

2

2

No

45*

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Memphis Grizzlies

99–100 (OT)

47

13–37

.351

4–8

.500

15–19

.789

7

4

2

1

No

45

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Indiana Pacers

96–90

45

14–32

.438

2–6

.333

15–21

.714

10

5

1

0

Yes

45*

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Washington Wizards

141–147 (OT)

47

15–24

.625

7–11

.636

8–10

.800

8

10

1

1

Yes

45

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Phoenix Suns

95–89

45

15–26

.577

2–3

.667

13–13

1.000

6

6

1

1

No

45*

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Houston Rockets

93–95

43

13–32

.406

1–3

.333

18–27

.667

8

4

4

1

No

44

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Charlotte Hornets

93–87

48

15–30

.500

0–1

.000

14–14

1.000

9

2

0

5

No

44*

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Philadelphia 76ers

104–107 (OT)

52

16–35

.457

2–5

.400

10–10

1.000

4

10

1

2

Yes

44*

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

San Antonio Spurs

95–103

45

19–41

.463

2–3

.667

4–6

.667

6

4

4

2

No

44

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Golden State Warriors

117–111

42

16–28

.571

3–7

.429

9–10

.900

6

4

0

0

No

44*

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Los Angeles Clippers

98–101

40

14–27

.519

4–7

.571

12–15

.800

10

3

4

0

Yes

44

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Golden State Warriors

124–118

43

13–27

.481

2–6

.333

16–16

1.000

4

11

1

0

Yes

44

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Memphis Grizzlies

93–95

40

16–28

.571

4–7

.571

8–13

.615

3

3

0

0

No

43

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

San Antonio Spurs

109–100

44

16–31

.516

2–4

.500

9–10

.900

3

6

1

0

No

43*

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Utah Jazz

107–115

44

16–26

.615

9–15

.600

2–6

.333

3

4

2

0

No

43*

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Chicago Bulls

93–96

46

17–34

.500

1–4

.250

8–12

.667

6

3

2

0

No

43

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Dallas Mavericks

109–106

43

15–33

.455

3–9

.333

10–12

.833

5

2

4

1

No

43*

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

San Antonio Spurs

96–103

41

17–32

.531

3–8

.375

6–6

1.000

6

3

2

0

No

43

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Boston Celtics

105–97

41

18–39

.462

0–5

.000

7–10

.700

5

4

5

0

No

43

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Milwaukee Bucks

101–96

44

12–26

.462

5–10

.500

14–14

1.000

5

2

0

0

No

43

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Seattle SuperSonics

106–93

46

17–38

.447

1–4

.250

8–8

1.000

5

4

1

1

No

43

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Houston Rockets

104–88

36

19–32

.594

3–5

.600

2–2

1.000

3

6

1

0

No

43

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Phoenix Suns

109–89

39

11–28

.393

1–5

.200

20–23

.870

8

5

3

0

No

43

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Boston Celtics

111–98

42

13–25

.520

7–9

.778

10–13

.769

8

8

0

2

No

43

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Golden State Warriors

115–113

46

15–33

.455

4–11

.364

9–11

.818

9

0

1

1

No

42

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Utah Jazz

99–87

44

12–25

.480

2–3

.667

16–18

.889

3

4

3

1

No

42

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Denver Nuggets

121–93

31

12–20

.600

1–3

.333

17–21

.810

2

5

4

0

No

42

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

San Antonio Spurs

98–90

45

15–27

.556

2–4

.500

10–13

.769

6

5

3

1

No

42*

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Miami Heat

102–104 (OT)

50

12–30

.400

5–13

.385

13–13

1.000

3

6

1

0

No

42

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Denver Nuggets

99–91

36

14–29

.483

2–6

.333

12–16

.750

5

4

4

1

No

42

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Seattle SuperSonics

117–94

40

15–22

.682

7–11

.636

5–6

.833

2

5

2

1

No

42

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

New York Knicks

97–92

44

15–36

.417

0–1

.000

12–14

.857

5

3

2

1

No

42

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Golden State Warriors

106–94

42

11–29

.379

4–8

.500

16–18

.889

4

5

3

0

No

42*

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Denver Nuggets

108–110 (OT)

46

13–32

.406

3–7

.429

13–14

.929

8

1

0

0

No

42

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Sacramento Kings

132–128 (OT)

48

11–21

.524

3–5

.600

17–20

.850

10

9

0

0

Yes

42

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Golden State Warriors

108–103

39

11–22

.500

4–7

.571

16–19

.842

8

1

2

1

No

42

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Chicago Bulls

96–87

39

15–26

.577

1–5

.200

11–15

.733

2

3

3

0

No

42

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Phoenix Suns

139–137 (3OT)

48

15–31

.484

3–5

.600

9–11

.818

12

9

1

0

Yes

41*

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Boston Celtics

95–98 (OT)

46

17–47

.362

0–8

.000

7–7

1.000

9

4

4

0

No

41

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Seattle SuperSonics

106–101

42

13–34

.382

1–6

.167

14–16

.875

5

3

3

0

No

41*

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Orlando Magic

113–122

44

14–31

.452

2–8

.250

11–12

.917

7

8

2

0

No

41*

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Los Angeles Clippers

101–110

43

12–21

.571

1–3

.333

16–16

1.000

5

3

0

1

No

41

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Washington Wizards

97–91

37

14–24

.583

2–3

.667

11–14

.786

8

4

1

1

No

41*

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Portland Trail Blazers

103–113

44

13–29

.448

3–13

.231

12–13

.923

2

3

4

0

No

41

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Phoenix Suns

130–124

46

16–25

.640

1–2

.500

8–10

.800

5

3

2

2

No

41*

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Orlando Magic

103–106

43

14–31

.452

2–3

.667

11–11

1.000

8

3

0

0

No

41

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Denver Nuggets

103–97

41

12–24

.500

2–5

.400

15–17

.882

6

5

2

0

No

41

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Atlanta Hawks

118–110

38

15–29

.517

1–2

.500

10–11

.909

8

3

5

0

No

41

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Houston Rockets

103–102 (OT)

48

15–30

.500

0–3

.000

11–15

.733

6

4

4

0

No

41

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Memphis Grizzlies

114–98

34

19–30

.633

0–0

.000

3–4

.750

4

1

1

0

No

41*

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Indiana Pacers

92–95

40

14–33

.424

3–8

.375

10–13

.769

5

4

0

0

No

41*

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Boston Celtics

96–109

38

16–29

.552

3–5

.600

6–7

.857

3

0

0

0

No

40

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Sacramento Kings

109–106

43

15–24

.625

2–4

.500

8–9

.889

10

8

0

1

Yes

40

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Toronto Raptors

104–101 (OT)

52

14–29

.483

1–5

.200

11–11

1.000

7

4

0

3

No

40

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Phoenix Suns

99–90

46

15–29

.517

0–1

.000

10–11

.909

5

4

1

1

No

40*

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

New York Knicks

110–117

42

14–31

.452

3–5

.600

9–10

.900

4

5

2

0

No

40

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Utah Jazz

93–87

40

15–29

.517

4–6

.667

6–9

.667

6

1

1

0

No

40

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Portland Trail Blazers

92–84

42

15–32

.469

3–7

.429

7–9

.778

7

1

5

2

No

40

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Phoenix Suns

104–92

42

15–25

.600

2–5

.400

8–8

1.000

7

5

3

0

No

40*

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Sacramento Kings

106–109

45

11–17

.647

3–4

.750

15–19

.789

7

8

0

2

No

40

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Utah Jazz

102–95

42

12–19

.632

1–3

.333

15–19

.789

5

8

3

0

No

40

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Dallas Mavericks

108–103

43

13–27

.481

0–4

.000

14–16

.875

8

6

2

2

No

40

Los Angeles Lakers

at

New York Knicks

130–97

34

7–17

.412

3–8

.375

23–26

.885

8

6

1

0

No

40*

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Boston Celtics

111–112

40

11–23

.478

3–8

.375

15–17

.882

3

3

4

0

No

40

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Detroit Pistons

105–94

36

13–16

.500

1–3

.333

13–13

1.000

5

4

0

0

No

40

Los Angeles Lakers

at

New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets

113–107

44

12–33

.364

2–6

.333

14–16

.875

6

1

3

1

No

40

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Los Angeles Clippers

105–101

38

12–23

.522

1–1

1.000

15–18

.833

5

5

3

0

No

40*

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Minnesota Timberwolves

107–117 (2OT)

53

13–30

.433

3–10

.300

11–13

.846

13

8

2

3

Yes

40*

Los Angeles Lakers

at

Dallas Mavericks

105–112

45

11–19

.579

1–3

.333

17–21

.810

10

5

1

1

Yes

40

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Utah Jazz

113–100

38

13–23

.565

2–3

.667

12–14

.857

7

4

2

1

No

40

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Houston Rockets

111–98

40

16–27

.593

2–3

.667

6–7

.857

6

3

1

0

No

40

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Denver Nuggets

105–103

43

13–28

.464

2–3

.667

12–13

.923

6

4

0

1

No

40

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Orlando Magic

100–75

38

16–34

.471

0–1

.000

8–8

1.000

8

8

2

2

No

40

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Detroit Pistons

106–93

39

17–29

.586

1–3

.333

5–5

1.000

5

5

3

0

No

40

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Oklahoma City Thunder

111–108

44

14–26

.538

0–3

.000

12–14

.857

8

6

2

0

No

40

Los Angeles Lakers

vs.

Phoenix Suns

128–107

35

13–23

.565

3–6

.500

11–12

.917

5

5

1

0

No

Notes

  • These figures exclude playoff games. If playoff games are included, Bryant had 117 forty-plus point games, 25 fifty-plus point games and 5 sixty-plus point games.

  • "At" signifies that the Lakers played against the other team on the road; "vs." signifies that the Lakers played against the other team at home.

  • The Lakers score is listed first. Field goals made or free throws made are listed first and field goals attempted or free throws attempted are listed second. For example, "15–32" means 15 made out of 32 attempts.