Photographs of Kobe Bryant in dominant form over the Knicks by Kathy Willens/AP
Lakers 126, Knicks 117: Kobe Bryant dumped in a cool 61 points -- that's a new Madison Square Garden record -- and the Lakers pulled away from the Knicks, who got as close as two in the second half. Bryant only had 34 points in the first half. Michael Jordan once put up 55 -- the cool kids call it "double nickels: -- and Bernard King had 60 on Christmas in 1984. Bryant even heard chants of MVP and got cheered for his performance. Pau Gasol had 31 points as well. Al Harrington had 24 and David Lee had 22 -- and 12 rebounds -- for the Knicks.
The schedule doesn't get any easier for the Knicks. They get the Cavaliers on Wednesday and the champion Celtics on Friday. Good luck with that.





I believe Bernard King got 60, not 61; that makes Bryant's 61 the new record at the Gahden.
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To hell with any Knicks fan that cheered this guy.
Exactly, bunch of star fuckers in attendance. How did Spike Lee react?
Props to Kobe, but a thumbs down to all the Laker dickriders in the stands.
Anyone who still supports the Knicks, either by maintaining their season tickets or buying individual games, deserves to swallow jim dolan's toxic load. You are the stupidest sports fans on the planet - this cancer of a man decimated the potentially most valuable franchise in the NBA, and did this city a disservice to boot.
Good for Kobe; if only the Knicks were a team of Bernard Kings!
You know chris childs wouldn't let this shit happen.