Sonics@Lakers Kobe 45 Pts 12-18 3-Pointers (2003)

Kobe Bryant Set An Nba Record With 12 Three-Pointers And Finished With 45 Points To Lead The Los Angeles Lakers To A 119-98 Victory Over The Seattle Supersonics Tuesday. Bryant Also Set An Nba Record By Hitting Nine In A Row From Behind The Arc. He Finished 12-Of-18 From Three-Point Territory And Made 16-Of-28 Shots Overall. Bryant, Who Had Never Made More Than Five Three-Pointers In A Game, Broke Dennis Scott's Previous Record Of 11 Three-Pointers With 6:58 Left To Play. The Basket Gave Los Angeles A Commanding 101-84 Lead. Kobe Bryant Reacts To His Sixth Three-Point Basket During The First Half Against The Seattle Supersonics On Tuesday. (Ap Photo/Chris Carlson) Shaquille O'Neal Added 20 Points For The Lakers, Who Have Won Four Of Their Last Five Games. Desmond Mason Scored 19 Points And Grabbed Nine Rebounds To Lead The Sonics, Who Have Lost Six Of Their Last Eight Games. Vladimir Radmanovic Contributed 18, While Gary Payton Scored 14 Points To Go Along With 12 Assists In A Losing Effort. The Lakers Led By Five After The First Quarter, But Bryant Scored 18 In The Second Quarter To Help The Lakers Open A 60-45 Lead At The Break. Continue Article Bryant Went 6-For-6 From Beyond The Arc In The Stanza And Then Hit His First Three Attempts From Three-Point Range In The Third Quarter To Break The Previous Record Of Eight In A Row Set By Three Players. Los Angeles Led 48-41 With 2:55 Left In The Second Quarter Before Using A 12-2 Run To Take Control Of The Game For Good. Bryant's Sixth Trey Of The Quarter Capped The Run, Giving The Lakers A 60-43 Lead With 31 Seconds Left Before The Break. Rick Fox Also Made A Three-Pointer During The Spurt. The Lakers Took An 86-71 Lead Into The Final Quarter And Cruised To The Easy 21-Point Victory. Sam Perkins, Jeff Hornacek And Steve Smith All Had Made Eight Consecutive Three-Pointers In A Game For The Previous Record. Bryant's Season-High In Points Is 46. The Lakers Finished 17-For-32 From Three-Point Range, Setting New Team Records For A Game In Makes And Attempts. The Previous Franchise Record For Three-Pointers In A Game Was Eight By Glen Rice And Nick Van Exel