One of the biggest Kobe Threads if not the biggest Kobe thread (this took me a lot of hours) (Only 1997-2008 cause of no space, continuation thread coming later 🀠):
1997- Youngest player to be named ALL ROOKIE TEAM

1997 - Youngest player to be a Slam Dunk Champion

1998- Youngest NBA ALL STAR STARTER

1999- Kobes FIRST SEASON as a STARTER (37.9min)
1999-2000:
Regular SZN:
- Youngest player to be awarded First All NBA DEFENSIVE TEAM
- 1st 40+ point game
- 22.5 PPG / 6.3 RPG / 4.9 APG / 1.6 SPG / 0.9 BPG
- 46.8 FG% / 31.9 3P% / 54.6 TS%
Post SZN:
- 21.1 PPG / 4.5 RPG / 4.4 APG / 1.5 SPG / 1.5 BPG
- 44.2 FG% / 34.4 3P% / 51.7 TS%
WCF LAL vs POR (Game 7)
- Kobe outscored Shaq and outrebounded Shaq
25 Points / 11 Rebounds
- Famous Kobe to Shaq Lob
FINALS LAL vs PAC
- Shaq fouled out
- OT Kobe 4-5 took over game
2000-2001:
- Kobe had 5 consecutive 30+ pt games for first time
- 5 40+ pt games
- Scored his 1st 50+ pt game
- 28.5 PPG / 5.9 RPG / 5 APG / 1.7 SPG / 0.6 BPG
- 46.4 FG% / 30.5 3P% / 55.2 TS%
Post SZN:
- First/Youngest player in postseason history to have consecutive double double games with scoring 45 points or more
- Lakers 1 in 2 Franchises to eliminate 4 50+ win teams in 1 PostSZN
- 29.4 PPG / 7.3 RPG / 6.1 APG / 1.6 SPG / 0.8 BPG
- 46.9 FG% / 32.4 3P% / 55.5 TS%
LAL vs SAC (2nd Round) sweep
Kobe
- 35 PPG / 9 RPG / 4 APG / 47 FG%

LAL vs SAS (WCF) sweep
Kobe
- 33 PPG / 7 RPG / 7 APG / 51 FG%
2001-2002:
- First time in career to play all 80 regular season games (Shaq 66 games)
- won FIRST All STAR MVP
- scored 56 Points in 3 Quarters
- 25.2 PPG / 5.5 RPG / 5.5 APG / 1.5 SPG / 0.4 BPG
- 46.9 FG% / 25.0 3P% / 54.5 TS%
- Youngest to win 3 rings
Post SZN:
- Kobe lead the team in scoring 2/3 rounds
- Bryant led the league in points per fourth quarter in the 2002 playoffs, & lead lakers in pts, fgm, ftm, asts, & stls
- 26.6 PPG / 5.8 RPG / 4.6 APG / 1.4 SPG / 0.9 BPG
- 43.4 FG% / 37.9 3P% / 51.1 TS%
2002-2003:
- score 10,000 points
- 40.4ppg February month avg,
- 19 40+ pt games
- 3 50+ pt games-
- 51pts in 3 quarters
- lead league in Pts (Points Leader 2461)
- Averaged 30 PPG in the regular snz
- Averaged 32.1 PPG in the Playoffs
2002-2003:
- 12 3pm in a game (1st player to do it) (3rd All time)

- 9 straight 3pm in one game (1st player to do it)

- 6 3pm in 1 qtr (1st player to do it)

- 30+ points in 16 straight games (Only Harden & Wilt have more)
35+ pts in 13 straight games (2nd) (Surpassed Jordan 10 straight 35+ pt games)

40+ pts in 9 straight games (Wilt, Kobe , Jordan)(tied w Jordan for 2nd)
2003-2004:
- Shaq leaves LAL, Phil Jackson called him uncoachable
- Kobe Averaged 24 PPG in the regular SZN
- Averaged 24.5 in the Playoffs
- Kobe only played 64 games
- Lost in the Finals
2004-2005:
- Kobe Played 67 Regular Season Games (Ankle Injury)
- lakers Second Best Player Lamar Odom only played 64 Regular season games (Shoulder surgery)
- Kobe had 10 40+ point games this season
- averaged 27.9 this season
2005-2006:
- 7 3pm without a miss (Franchise record)
- 27 40+ pts
- 6 50+ pts
- 2 60+ pts (62 in 33 min & 81)
- 45+ pts in 4 straight games
- 43.4ppg 1 month avg
- 41.6ppg 1 month avg
- lead league in PPG (Scoring Title 35/5/4)(Points leader 2832 Points)
- 35.4 PPG / 5.3 RPG / 4.5 APG / 1.8 SPG / 0.4 BPG
- 45.0 FG% / 34.7 3P% / 55.9 TS%
- lead league in points
- Kobe 81-point night marked the only time in NBA history a player made at least 25 field-goals, five 3-pointers and 15 free throws in a single game (Nba Record)
- Kobe Bryant joined Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in NBA history with multiple months averaging 40 points.

- only player in NBA history to make 900 field-goals, 150 3-pointers, 600 free throws, and score at least 2,500 points over a single season (Nba Record)
- only player in NBA HISTORY to outscore an entire team by the end of 3rd qtr 62-61 (33 minutes)

- Kobe becomes 1 of 5 players to score 60 or more points at least twice
2006-2007:
- 18 40+ pts
- 10 50+ pts
- 2 60+pts (65 & 60)
- 40.6ppg month avg
- 50+ pts in 4 straight games
- 52 pts in 3qtrs, 2nd all star MVP
- lead league in points, & lead league in PPG in one season (Scoring title 31/5/5) (Points Leader 2430) (#24 Kobe)
Also Lamar Odom only played 56 REGULAR SEASON GAMES (SHOULDER INJURY)

- Kobe with 10 games of 50 or more points , becoming the second player to get that feat in NBA history. (modern record)

- 31.6 PPG / 5.7 RPG / 5.4 APG / 1.5 SPG / 0.5 BPG
- 46.3 FG% / 34.4 3P% / 58.0 TS%
- Four of Kobe's 50Pt games were consecutive, again joining Wilt as the only other player have done it. (modern record)

- Kobe Bryant & Wilt Chamberlain only players in NBA history to have scored multiple 40+, 50+, & 60+ 0t games in consecutive seasons (modern record)
2007-2008:
- Kobe was the only player unanimously voted for the All-NBA First Team
- 7 40+ pts
- 2 50+ pts
- Acquired Gasol for only 27 games left of the season
- swept a 50+ win team in 1st round
- Lakers becomes the only FRANCHISE in NBA HISTORY to face 4 50+ win teams in 1 post season 2 times , lost the finals, Lead the league in total points, & Kobe gets his 1 & only MVP (Points leader 2323)
2008 West 1st round 50-32 Nuggets 4-0
2008 West Semi Finals 54-28 Jazz 4-2
2008 West Finals 56-26 Spurs 4-1
2008 NBA Finals 60-22 Celtics 2-4
- 633 Postseason points
- 12 30+ point games in the Postseason
Continuation 🀠 https://twitter.com/KobeBeanSZN/status/1305164124377161731?s=20
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