HOUSTON – Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant was a legend on and off the court. The NBA star was killed in a helicopter crash Sunday morning in Calabasas.
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Bryant had success against every team, but he saw some particularly stellar games against the Rockets.
He scored over 50 points three separate times and high of 53 points twice in both 2006 and 2007.
In 2009 in a playoff game against the Rockets, Bryant scored 40 points. He played Houston a total of 77 times.
Bryant’s dad Joe Bryant played for one year in Houston from 1982-1983.
Career Highlights
— 5-time NBA champion (2000-2002, 2009, 2010)
— 2-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (2009–2010)
— NBA MVP (2008)
— Academy Award winner for animated short film (2018)
— 18-time NBA All-Star (1998, 2000–2016)
— 4-time NBA All-Star Game MVP (2002, 2007, 2009, 2011)
— 11-time All-NBA First Team (2002–2004, 2006–2013)
— 2-time All-NBA Second Team (2000–2001)
— 2-time All-NBA Third Team (1999, 2005)
— 9-time NBA All-Defensive First Team (2000, 2003–2004, 2006–2011)
— 3-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2001–2002, 2012)
— 2-time NBA scoring champion (2006–2007)
— 2-time Olympic gold medalist (2008, 2012)
— NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (1997)
— NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1997)
— Los Angeles Lakers all-time leading scorer (33,643 points)
— Naismith Prep Player of the Year (1996)
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