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Kobe Bryant | 24
Position:  G
Born: Aug 23, 1978
Height: 6-6 /  1,98
Weight: 220  lbs. / 99,8  kg.
High School : Lower Merion HS (PA)

 NBA Playoffs
                  REBOUNDS PER GAME  
 G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
First Round
  5 5 43.0 60-130 .462 10-28 .357 34-37 .919 .2 5.0 5.2 4.4 1.00 .40 4.40 2.00 32.8
Cumulative Playoff Statistics
  5 5 43.0 60-130 .462 10-28 .357 34-37 .919 .2 5.0 5.2 4.4 1.00 .40 4.40 2.00 32.8
 2006-07 Statistics
                    REBOUNDS PER GAME  
 Team G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
  LAL  77 77 40.8 813-1,757 .463 137-398 .344 667-768 .868 1.0 4.7 5.7 5.4 1.44 .47 3.31 2.70 31.6
Career Highlights

  • Video: 81 points in 3 minutes
  • Video: '05-06 Top 10 Plays
  • Scored 81 points -- second All-Time in NBA History -- against Toronto on Jan. 22, 2006
  • Selected to the 2004-05 All-NBA Third Team after averaging 27.6 ppg, 6.0 apg
  • Selected to the 2003-04 All-Defensive First Team
  • Selected to the 2003-04 All-NBA First Team after averaging 24.0 ppg
  • Selected to the 2002-03 All-NBA First Team after averaging 30.0 ppg (second in NBA), 6.9 rpg, 5.9 apg
  • Selected to the 2002-03 All-Defensive First Team
  • Became youngest player in NBA history to score 10,000 points, 3/5/03 vs. Indiana
  • A member of the 2002 Laker championship team averaging 26.6 ppg and 5.8 apg and in four games in the NBA Finals against the New Jersey Nets
  • Selected to the 2001-2002 All-NBA First Team after averaging 25.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 5.5 apg
  • Selected to the 2001-2002 All-Defensive Second Team
  • Was named MVP of the 2002 All-Star Game after tallying 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists
  • Western Conference starter in his fourth straight All-Star Game
  • A member of the 2001 Laker championship team averaging 24.6 ppg and 5.8 apg in five games in the NBA Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers
  • Selected to the 2001-2002 All-NBA Second Team
  • A member of the 2000 Laker championship team averaging 15.6 ppg and 4.6 apg in five games in the NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers
  • Selected to the 1999-2000 All-NBA Second Team
  • Ranked 12th in the NBA in points per game (22.5) and 16th in the NBA in minutes per game (38.2)
  • Selected to the 1999-2000 NBA All-Defensive First Team and named to the 1999-2000 NBA All-Interview Second Team
  • Named the NBA Player of the Week for the week ending 4/16/00, averaging 29.7 points, 7.0 assists and 6.0 rebounds
  • Hit the game-winning bucket with 2.6 seconds remaining, lifting the Lakers to a 97-96 win over Phoenix on 5/10/00 in game 2 of the series
  • Posted a career-high 40 points to go along with 10 rebounds and 8 assists against the Sacramento Kings on 3/12/00
  • Netted 15 points as a starter in the 2000 NBA All-Star Game
  • Named to the 1998-99 All-NBA Third Team after leading the Lakers in steals (1.44 spg) and ranking 2nd on the team in scoring (19.9 ppg, 15th in the NBA) and free-throw percentage (.839, 20th)
  • Logged 9 double-doubles and led the Lakers in scoring in 11 games in 1999
  • Scored 33 of his career-high 38 points (15-24 FG) in the 2nd half, adding 4 assists and 3 rebounds, in a 113-104 victory over the Orlando Magic on 3/21/99
  • Posted 26 points and career-highs of 13 rebounds and 9 assists against the Denver Nuggets on 2/22/99
  • Totaled 17 points and 4 rebounds, in his only start of the 1997-98 season, against the Portland Trail Blazers on 2/10/98
  • Became the youngest All-Star in NBA history, posting a team-high 18 points and 6 rebounds, in the 1998 NBA All-Star Game in New York
  • Teamed with Lisa Leslie of the WNBA's L.A. Sparks in the inaugural Nestle Crunch All-Star 2ball during All-Star Saturday
  • @@Scored a career-high 33 points, hitting 3-of-5 three-pointers, and grabbed 3 rebounds against the Chicago Bulls on 12/17/97
  • Has appeared in 20 career NBA Playoff games, averaging 8.5 ppg in 17.7 mpg
  • Named to the 1996-97 NBA All-Rookie Second Team, averaging 7.6 ppg and 15.5 mpg in 71 games
  • Won the Nestle Crunch Slam Dunk during the 1997 NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland and participated in the Schick Rookie Game, posting a rookie game-record 31 points and 8 rebounds
  • Made his first career start, scoring 12 points, against the Dallas Mavericks on 1/28/97
  • Made his NBA debut at the age of 18 years, 2 months and 11 days old, became the youngest player ever to appear in an NBA game, against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 11/3/96
  • Selected by USA Today and Parade Magazine as the National High School Player of the Year as a senior at Lower Merion H.S.

Personal

  • His parents named him after a type of steak (kobe) seen on a restaurant menu prior to his birth
  • Spent eight years of his childhood in Italy and is fluent in Italian
  • Has two older sisters, Sharia and Shaya
  • His father, Joe "Jelly Bean" Bryant, averaged 8.7 ppg in 606 career games in the NBA
  • Lists "Star Wars" as his all-time favorite movie

 Season Highs / Career Highs
  2007-08 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS
 Points 81 vs. Toronto 01/22/06
 Field Goals Made 28 vs. Toronto 01/22/06
 Field Goals Attempted 47 @ Boston 11/07/02
 Three Point Field Goals Made  12 vs. Seattle 01/07/03
 Three Point Field Goals Attempted 18 vs. Seattle 01/07/03
 Free Throws Made 23 2 Times
 Free Throws Attempted 26 2 Times
 Offensive Rebounds 8 @ Dallas 04/18/00
 Defensive Rebounds 13 vs. Seattle 01/17/00
 Total Rebounds 15 2 Times
 Assists 15 vs. Washington 02/12/02
 Steals 7 vs. Utah 02/13/06
 Blocks 5 3 Times
 Minutes Played 54 3 Times
 CAREER AVERAGES
                REBOUNDS PER GAME  
YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
 96-97 LAL   71 6 15.5 .417 .375 .819 .7 1.2 1.9 1.3 .69 .32 1.58 1.40 7.6
 97-98 LAL   79 1 26.0 .428 .341 .794 1.0 2.1 3.1 2.5 .94 .51 1.99 2.30 15.4
 98-99 LAL   50 50 37.9 .465 .267 .839 1.1 4.2 5.3 3.8 1.44 1.00 3.14 3.10 19.9
 99-00 LAL   66 62 38.2 .468 .319 .821 1.6 4.7 6.3 4.9 1.61 .94 2.76 3.30 22.5
 00-01 LAL   68 68 40.9 .464 .305 .853 1.5 4.3 5.9 5.0 1.68 .63 3.24 3.30 28.5
 01-02 LAL   80 80 38.3 .469 .250 .829 1.4 4.1 5.5 5.5 1.48 .44 2.79 2.90 25.2
 02-03 LAL   82 82 41.5 .451 .383 .843 1.3 5.6 6.9 5.9 2.21 .82 3.51 2.70 30.0
 03-04 LAL   65 64 37.6 .438 .327 .852 1.6 3.9 5.5 5.1 1.72 .43 2.63 2.70 24.0
 04-05 LAL   66 66 40.7 .433 .339 .816 1.4 4.5 5.9 6.0 1.30 .80 4.09 2.60 27.6
 05-06 LAL   80 80 41.0 .450 .347 .850 .9 4.4 5.3 4.5 1.84 .38 3.13 2.90 35.4
 06-07 LAL   77 77 40.8 .463 .344 .868 1.0 4.7 5.7 5.4 1.44 .47 3.31 2.70 31.6
 Career   784 636 36.2 .453 .337 .838 1.2 4.0 5.2 4.5 1.49 .60 2.91 2.70 24.6
 Playoff     131 111 38.8 .439 .331 .796 1.1 3.8 4.9 4.5 1.33 .72 2.85 3.10 23.3
 All-Star     9 9 29.4 .500 .350 .778 1.6 3.4 5.0 5.2 2.89 .44 3.00 3.10 20.0