Bryant looks to reach 50 points for a fourth consecutive game and help the Lakers win a fourth straight game Friday when they visit the New Orleans Hornets tonight (Friday).
Bryant, the league’s leading scorer at 30.5 points per game, scored 60 on Thursday to lead Los Angeles (36-32) to a 121-119 win over Memphis.
The stellar performance came after he had a season-high 65 in a 116-111 overtime victory against Portland on Sunday and netted 50 versus Minnesota in a 109-102 win on Tuesday.
The nine-time All-Star became the first Laker since Elgin Baylor in December 1962 to record three consecutive 50-point games and only the fourth player in NBA history, joining Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan. Chamberlain set a league record with seven straight 50-point games in December 1961, and Jordan was the last player to post three consecutive 50-point games back in April 1987
