81 points is amazing. More than Jordan, but Jordan did it against Larry Bird in a losing effort, right? His team was outmatched. Kobe was just showing off in my opinion.

You can't take away from his skills, but Kobe is all about Kobe, and that's why he & Shaq couldn't hold it together. That's also why he should have gone to college. Not because he wasn't ready physically, because he wasn't ready mentally.