Philadelphia native Kobe Bryant was honored prior to Tuesday's game against the 76ers, and it's plausible the emotion of the moment jacked him up. The 37-year-old started the game with nine points - three treys - in the first 75 seconds of the game.
Bryant scored 16 points in the first half, but unfortunately also fell into some of the sub-optimal play he has displayed this season.
Kobe, giving 0 Fs for the next 60+ games
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— Jason McIntyre (@jasonrmcintyre) December 2, 2015
Later, he was rejected with impunity by Jerami Grant.
Then this.
While Bryant did drop a sweet reverse layup in the fourth quarter, it counted for his lone field goal of the entire second half. He finished with 20 points on 7-of-26 shooting, including 4-for-17 from downtown.
5th career game for Kobe with at least 15 3-pt field goals attempted. In the previous four games, he scored at least 40 points in each game.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 2, 2015