- On December 12, 2005 when Kobe Bryant went to the bench at the end of the third quarter, he had just netted a Lakers record 30 points in that quarter. But even better, he had 62 points, his career high by then and one more than the hole Dallas team. It was Kobe 62, Mavericks 61, the only time a player has done this through three quarters since the advent of the 24-second shot clock. With the Lakers up by 34 points, Bryant didn't play in the 4th quarter.
- On January 22, 2006 Bryant made history scoring 81 points in a 122-104 victory against the Toronto Raptors. It was the second best point total in NBA history, trailing only Wilt Chamberlain's legendary 100-point game in 1962. It broke the previous Lakers record of 71 set by Elgin Baylor.
- In January, Bryant became the first player since 1964 to score 45 points or more in four consecutive games. Only Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor did that before. Also in that January, Bryant averaged 43.4 per game, the 8th highest single month scoring average in NBA history and the highest for any player other than Chamberlain.
- In 2005-06 Kobe Bryant set Lakers single-season franchise records for the most 40-point games(27) and most points scored (2,832), among others.
- Kobe Bryant led the league in scoring for the first time, and he did it with the highest scoring average (35.4) since Michael Jordan's 37.1 in 1986-87.
- 2007-08 Season: After 12 seasons in the NBA Kobe got an award that was eluding him by becaming the 2008 Season MVP
