Kobe Bryant's 81-point game

On January 22, 2006, Kobe Bryant scored a career-high 81 points for the Los Angeles Lakers in a 122–104 win over the Toronto Raptors. Bryant scored what was at the time the most points scored since the NBA–ABA merger and second-most points in a single-game in NBA history (since surpassed by Bam Adebayo's 83-point game in 2026 against the Washington Wizards).