April 15--A player scoring 50 points almost seems like a regular occurrence now. Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has reached the half-century mark 10 times this season after finishing with 50 on 18-of-25 shooting from the field in a 109-98 win over the Sonics on Sunday.

Bryant joins Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain as the only players to reach the mark 10 times in a season. Chamberlain netted 50 points 30 times in 1962-63 and 45 times in 1961-62.

Bryant is one of six players this season to rack up at least 50 points, a feat also accomplished by Jamal Crawford, Gilbert Arenas, Michael Redd, Ray Allen and Richard Hamilton.

Overall, there have been 18 performances of at least 50 points this season, compared to 12 in the entire 2005-06 campaign. There were only eight 50-point efforts in 2004-05 and five in 2003-04.

PLAYER	POINTS	DATE/OPPONENT	VIDEO
Kobe Bryant	65	3/16/2007 LAL vs. POR (OT)
Gilbert Arenas	60	12/17/2006 WAS at LAL (OT)
Kobe Bryant	60	3/22/2006 LAL vs. MEM
Kobe Bryant	58	12/29/2006 LAL at CHA (3 OT)
Michael Redd	57	11/11/2006 MIL vs. UTA
Gilbert Arenas	54	12/22/2006 WAS at PHO (OT)
Ray Allen	54	01/12/2007 SEA vs. UTA (OT)
Kobe Bryant	53	12/15/2006 LAL vs. HOU (2 OT)
Kobe Bryant	53	3/30/2006 LAL vs. HOU
Michael Redd	52	3/4/2007 MIL vs. CHI (OT)
Jamal Crawford	52	01/26/2007 NYK vs. MIA
Kobe Bryant	52	11/30/2006 LAL vs. UTA
Richard Hamilton	51	12/27/2006 DET at NY (3 OT)
Gilbert Arenas	51	01/15/2007 WAS vs. UTA
Kobe Bryant	50	03/18/2007 LAL vs. MIN
Kobe Bryant	50	03/23/2007 SEA vs. NOK
Kobe Bryant	50	04/12/2007 LAL vs. LAC
Kobe Bryant	50	04/15/2007 SEA vs. LAL