Not saying Kobe's 81-point game is better than Wilt's 100-point game, but these stats make you think.
Wilt scored 100 of his team's 169 points, 59.2% of his team's points.
Kobe scored 81 of his team's 122 points, 66.4% of his team's points.
Wilt took 63 shots, making 36, 57.1%.
Kobe took 46 shots, making 28, 60.9%.
Wilt was 28 fro 32 from the foul line, 87.5%.
Kobe was 18 for 20 from the foul line, 90.0%.
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Originally Posted by sickkittens
Actually, all 4 of the other starters have better FG% than Kobe.  |
1. They have slightly higher averages.
2. Kobe is a guard, guards tend to have lower shooting percentages because they shoot from further out. Bill Cartwright has a higher career shooting percentage than Jordan, doesn't mean anything. They take different kinds of shots.
3. Kobe gets double and triple teamed all the time. His current teammates very rarely get double-teamed.