Game 3: 51pts in 3 quarters in Denver

Date: February 12th, 2003


Results: L.A wins113 - 102


Stats: 51pts on 15/28 shooting & 18/20 on free throws, 3rbds & 2asts


Peach: Second game in as many days vs Denver, and basically, things were pretty much the same. Kobe ripped the Nuggets again; this time, reaching the 50pt mark in only 31 minutes of action. L.A wins for the 7th straight time, his longest winning streak of their 2003 season.


Quote: "We tried different things on him tonight, but he was so hot that it was hard to contain him."
Vincent Yarbrough, rookie of the Nuggets


Anecdote: Kobe records his 3rd 50pt game of his career, but his 2nd straight in only three quarters.