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Kobe Bryant Dead: NBA Legend's Career In Facts And Figures

The world of sport is in mourning after the death of Kobe Bryant, a basketball superstar whose career achievements highlight his greatness

Kobe Bryant Dead: NBA Legend's Career In Facts And Figures
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Kobe Bryant was a man whose influence reached far further than the basketball court, though his extraordinary numbers in the NBA are what made him such a legendary figure.

The Los Angeles Lakers hero was tragically killed in a helicopter crash at the age of 41 on Sunday, leading to an outpouring of tributes for one of the all-time greats.

Bryant's list of achievements over a 20-year career with the Lakers are the stuff of legend and his numbers stack up against the best to have played the game.

Here we take a look at Bryant's scarcely believable statistics with the help of StatsPerform data.

5바카라 웹사이트- He won the NBA championship five times with the Lakers, in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009 and바카라 웹사이트2010.

2바카라 웹사이트- He was twice named MVP in the NBA Finals, in 2009 and바카라 웹사이트2010.

18바카라 웹사이트- Bryant was a fixture in the NBA All-Star team, named to that side in 1998 and then each year from 2000 to 2016, the year that he retired. Those 18 appearances put him second on the all-time list, with바카라 웹사이트Kareem Abdul-Jabbar playing in 19 of the games.

4바카라 웹사이트- Bryant바카라 웹사이트was four times the NBA All-Star Game MVP, in 2002, 2007, 2009 and바카라 웹사이트2011.

1바카라 웹사이트- He received his lone NBA MVP award for the 2007-08 season, during which he became the youngest player to reach 20,000 career points, at the age of 29 years and 122 days.

33,643바카라 웹사이트- He sits fourth on the NBA all-time list of points-scorers with 33,643 from 1,346 games. Only Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone and LeBron James, who overtook Bryant's career total on Saturday, are ahead of him on the list.

35.4바카라 웹사이트- In the 2005-06 season, Bryant recorded his highest points-per-game average for a single campaign, with 35.4. He led the NBA in scoring in that season and in 2006-07.

81바카라 웹사이트- On January 22, 2006, Bryant scored 81 points in a 122-104 victory over the Toronto Raptors at Staples Center. That is the second highest individual score in an NBA game, behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100 points바카라 웹사이트for the Philadelphia Warriors against바카라 웹사이트the New York Knicks in 1962.

60바카라 웹사이트- In his final game, on April 13, 2016, Bryant scored 60 points for the Lakers in a 101-96 win over the Utah Jazz.

15바카라 웹사이트- Bryant received All-NBA honours in 15 seasons, being named in the first team on 11 occasions. Only LeBron James, with 12 appearances in the first team, beats Bryant's total.

9바카라 웹사이트- He was named nine times to the NBA All-Defense first team, matching the all-time high. Kevin Garnett, Michael Jordan and Gary Payton achieved바카라 웹사이트the same total.

17바카라 웹사이트- Bryant was an NBA player of the month 17 times, and 32 times the player of the week.

2바카라 웹사이트- Bryant's success was not limited to NBA action either. He won Olympic gold medals with the United States in 2008 and 2012.

1바카라 웹사이트- He won an Oscar too, after his playing career ended, landing the Best Animated Short Film prize at the 2018 Academy Awards for Dear Basketball.

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