Amid the turmoil in Los Angeles after the Lakers lost their sixth straight on the road against the Chicago Bulls on Monday, there was a slight bright spot for Laker fans on Tuesday.
On the seventh anniversary of Bryant's 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors, Bryant took to twitter to give followers a minute-by-minute behind-the-scenes look at his epic performance on Jan. 22, 2006.
Bryant, who says it was his first time watching the game, recently told ESPN's Chris Palmer:
"I don’t feel the need to watch it. What am I going to learn? I don’t watch those tapes. If I’m watching film it’s usually for an upcoming opponent."
Bryant will likely be studying more film than usual in the coming weeks.
"We're going to have to change something," he said after the Lakers' 95-83 loss in Chicago on Monday. "Probably going to have to post the ball a lot more, slow the game down a lot more. That's just my intuition, but that's my gut right now. I have to take a look at the film again, but we're definitely going to have to change something."
Among some of Bryant's tweets on Tuesday:
The last 2 mins of the game @laker fan reactions gave me goose bumps #countonkobe
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) January 22, 2013
After the 3rd quarter, @reallamarodom tells me "you can't get 60", then half way through he said "you can't get 70" #countonkobe
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) January 22, 2013
Watching the game now, the easy shots I missed, I could of had 100 pts! #countonkobe
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) January 22, 2013
This game was the 1st and only game my grandma has seen me play as a pro, On my late grandfather's bday no less #countonfamily
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) January 22, 2013
- Natalie Venegas
