Kobe Bryant Torches the Kings in First Sacramento Visit Since Game 7 | Full Highlights

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Kobe Bryant Full Highlights
All Field Goal Attempts
LA Lakers vs Sacramento Kings
January 31, 2003
ARCO Arena

- 38 pts, 5r, 5a, 1s, 1b / 14-29 fg, 3-6 3pt, 7-8 ft
(Game 44 of 82)

For the Lakers, this was their first visit to Sacramento since defeating the Kings in game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. Kobe entered Arco on the 31st averaging 29.8p, 7.3r, 6.5a and 2.5s on 47-39-85 (%) through 11 games in January. His 38 points helped nudge the scoring average to 30.5, it also secured the team an 8-4 record since the start of the new year. Kobe was named Western Conference Player of the Month for his efforts. This was the second game amidst a span of 16 consecutive in which he scored 30+ points.

Kobe’s selection of shots in this one appeared to be unforced and of high quality. There weren’t any substantial bricks, and most if not all looks were created within the rhythm of the game. Besides the first quarter layup attempt swatted out of bounds by Vlade and the mid-court heave to close the period, the remaining 13 misses had a viable chance of going in. I personally found his usage of the up and under reverse layup quite intriguing. He completes it at 2:24, blowing by his defender by way of that delayed cross step with the right, going left, and proceeding to elevate off his left like a typical right hander would. He tries the same thing on the opposite wing less than two minutes later at 2:57, this time using his classic shimmy rip thru to gain leverage. Meeting help side once again, he jumps off his right and attempts the reverse finish with the left.

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