Updated at 9:59 a.m., Sunday, March 25, 2007
Kobe goes after 5th straight 50-point game today
Associated Press
The Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant will attempt to extend his 50-point streak to five games tonight when the Lakers entertain the Golden State Warriors.If he succeeds, he would tie Wilt Chamberlain for the second-longest such streak ever.
The game will be televised in Hawai'i at 3:30 p.m. on FSNW.
Chamberlain, the only other player to score at least 50 points in four straight games, accomplished that feat five times in the 1961-62 season, when he averaged an NBA-record 50.4 points. He scored at least 50 in a record seven straight games in December 1961.
"I don't know. I don't care," Bryant said after practice yesterday when asked if he could catch Chamberlain.
Bryant was born in August 1978 -- long after Chamberlain retired. But Bryant is aware of what the late 7-footer accomplished.
"I call him the human video game," Bryant said. "When you look at Wilt, look at the numbers he put up. It's mind-boggling. It's laughable."
Chamberlain's best four-game streak came from Feb. 25 to March 2, 1962, when he scored 67, 65, 61 and100 for a total of 293.
Bryant has scored 225 in his past four games, shooting 76-of-140 (54.3 percent) from the floor and 56-of-60 (93.3 percent) from the foul line.
