Kobe Bryant 05/06 Season

The 2005/06 NBA season would mark a crossroads in Bryant's basketball career. Despite past differences with Bryant, Phil Jackson returned to coach the Lakers.Bryant endorsed the move, and by all appearances, the two men worked together well the second time around, leading the Lakers back into the playoffs. The team posted a 4537 record, an eleven-game improvement over the previous season, and the entire squad seemed to be clicking.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers played well enough (reaching a 31 series lead) to come within six seconds of eliminating the second-seeded Phoenix Suns in Game 6. The Lakers lost that game 126 to 118 in overtime.[68] Despite Bryant's 27.8 points per game in the series, the Lakers broke down, and ultimately fell to the Suns in seven games.In the 2006 off-season, Bryant had knee surgery, preventing him from participating in the 2006 FIBA World Championship tournament.

Bryant's individual scoring accomplishments posted resulted in the finest statistical season of his career. On December 20, 2005, Bryant scored 62 points in three quarters against the Dallas Mavericks. Entering the fourth quarter, Bryant had outscored the entire Mavericks team 6261, the only time a player has done this through three quarters since the advent of the 24-second shot clock.When the Lakers faced the Miami Heat on January 16, 2006, Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal made headlines by engaging in handshakes and hugs before the game, signifying the end of the feud that had festered between the two players since O'Neal's departure from Los Angeles.A month later, at the 2006 NBA All-Star Game, the two laughed together on several occasions.On January 22, 2006, Bryant scored 81 points in a 122104 victory against the Toronto Raptors.In addition to breaking the previous franchise record of 71 set by Elgin Baylor, his point total in that game was the second highest in NBA history, surpassed only by Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in 1962.

In that same month, Bryant also became the first player since 1964 to score 45 points or more in four consecutive games, joining Chamberlain and Baylor as the only players ever to do so.For the month of January, Bryant averaged 43.4 points per game,the eighth highest single month scoring average in NBA history and highest for any player other than Chamberlain.By the end of the season, Bryant set Lakers single-season franchise records for most 40-point games (27) and most points scored (2,832).He won the league's scoring title for the first time, posting a scoring average of (35.4). Bryant finished in fourth place in the voting for the 2006 NBA Most Valuable Player Award, but received 22 first place votes—second only to winner Steve Nash.

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[Obi1BenoBEE30]

@thagreatest10 in my opinon of that prime and what not this is when i belive kobe was absoulty at his best and just at the top of his game ever since this year he really hasnt gotten better but not worse either he might of became a better leader and more patient thats all but skill wise atheltic wise the 05-06 season is prime kobe as 92-93 is prime MJ

Now lets get that 6 ring kob!

[LiLSiCk916]

back wen kobe was in his prime..good ol days..still the best..lebron will never be on kobes level..an the fact that he moved to miami n left his hometown solidified that..

[wlfzxq]

People who watched Kobe's games of this period would never think Lebron is good.

[MultiFrenkie]

My god..amazing

[sinity51]

Damn still doing this.

[thagreatest10]

35ppg amazing

[MrJru23]

i like how you use the sounds of the game nice

[skinnyvin]

incredible mix, selection of pics, and kobe is just insane!