Kobe Bryant’s games of Christmas past: How the Lakers star fared
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Friday will mark Kobe Bryant’s last Christmas Day game. Surprisingly, the Lakers are only 6-9 when he plays on the holiday.
Here’s a glance at those games, and Bryant’s numbers, since his rookie season:
1996: Beat Phoenix, 108-87; 0 points, 0-2, 1 rebounds, 0 ast.
1997: No Lakers game scheduled.
1998: No Christmas games (NBA lockout).
1999: Beat San Antonio, 99-93; 18 points, 7-19, 5 rebounds, 5 assists
2000: Lost to Portland, 109-104; 29 points, 9-20, 2 rebounds, 6 assists
2001: Beat Philadelphia, 88-82; 12 points, 6-19, 11 rebounds, 9 assists
2002: Lost to Sacramento, 105-99; 27, 7-24, 15 rebounds, 6 assists
2003: Lost to Houston, 99-87; 23 points, 9-26, 8 rebounds, assists
2004: Lost to Miami, 104-102; 42, 12-30, 3 rebounds, 6 assists
2005: Lost to Miami, 97-92; 37 points, 12-30; 8 rebounds, 6 assists
2006: Lost to Miami, 105-81; 16 points, 4-17; 2 rebounds, 4 assists
2007: Beat Phoenix, 122-115; 38 points, 12-20, 5 rebounds, 7 assists
2008: Beat Boston, 92-83; 27 points, 13-23, 9 rebounds, 5 assists
2009: Lost to Cleveland, 102-87; 35 points, 11-33, 10 rebounds, 8 assists
2010: Lost to Miami, 96-80; 17 points, 6-16, 6 rebounds, 7 assists
2011: Lost to Chicago, 88-87; 28 points, 11-23, 7 rebounds, 6 assists
2012: Beat New York, 100-94; 34 points, 14-24, 5 rebounds, 1 assists
2013: DNP (fractured knee).
2014: DNP (rest).
2015: vs. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.
Bryant’s career averages on Christmas: 25.5 ppg, 40.5%, 6.5 rebounds, 5.4 assists.
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