We Reminisce: Kobe drops 12 threes, 45 points on Seattle
A couple years before I saw first-hand Kobe torch my Sonics for 40-plus points in Seattle, there was this game in L.A., when Mamba lit up the Sonics for an NBA record 12 three-pointers (45 pts). Legendary Sonics announcer Kevin Calabro has never been one to downplay an amazing performance just because the player doing it is on the opposing squad, and I remember watching this game on local TV and hearing Calabro going nuts describing the Kobe Show.
July 30th, 2008 at 10:09 am
itsakademiks says:
was that the year kobe bulked up to like 230-240ish??
July 30th, 2008 at 10:15 am
the mamba says:
Thank you dime. One of the best performances I’ve seen. Glad u covered this.
July 30th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Krish says:
I was at that game. 5th row just off of center court. Unbelievable. You could hear GP talking trash to KB on every inbound play. Kobe just busted shots in everyone’s face. It was almost a joke at one point cause noone would play up on him and contest. The few times they tried KB blew right past them. Greatest regular season game I’ve ever seen.
July 30th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
doc says:
RIP Sonics.
July 30th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Logan Light says:
@ Akademiks - It sure looks like it, huh? He’s beefed up!
This performance was absolutely phenomenal.
July 30th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Krish says:
Kobe was about 230lbs that year. It was the first season he should have won MVP 30 -7rebs -6ast -2stls-.8blks
July 30th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Smitty313 says:
I like performances like more than a guy going to the line 25 to 30 times.
July 31st, 2008 at 4:03 am
sans says:
Was that Vlad Radmonovich that got it in the face on the last one?…Looked like he stupid ass. How many points did Shaq scor in this game; and, was there ever a better passing center than Diesel in his prime? Even though Wilt led the league in assists, I say no. Peace.
July 31st, 2008 at 8:05 am
JL says:
Was Kobe wearing the Iverson Questions in that game?