Originally Posted by Mr. Mojo Risin

You must have been asleep during the series. I'll admit that he takes a lot of bad shots and these contribute to his lower percentage. Especially the three point shot attempts. His shots have not been going down this series. That happens. Did Nash score 81 points or 62 points in 3 quarters(more than the whole Dallas team)?

Take a list of Kobe's achievements and Nash's achievements and then try to compare them.

Kobe:
Awards and achievements
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Career highlights
3-time NBA Champion: 2000, 2001, 2002
8-time NBA All-Star: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
(has started in each of his appearances)
NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2002
NBA Scoring Champion: 2006 (35.4)
7-time All-NBA:
First Team: 2002, 2003, 2004
Second Team: 2000, 2001
Third Team: 1999, 2005
5-time All-Defensive:
First Team: 2000, 2003, 2004
Second Team: 2001, 2002
2-time NBA regular-season leader, points: 2003 (2,461), 2006 (2,832)
2-time NBA regular-season leader, field goals made: 2003 (868), 2006 (978)
NBA regular-season leader, field goals attempted: 2006 (2,173)
NBA regular-season leader, free throws made: 2006 (696)
NBA All-Rookie Second Team: 1997
NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Champion: 1997
2nd highest single-game point total in NBA history: 81, set on January 22, 2006 vs. the Toronto Raptors. (The record is 100 points set by Wilt Chamberlain on March 2, 1962.)
7th highest single-season point total in NBA history: 2,832, 2005-06 (Top 6 held by Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan)
8th highest single-season scoring average in NBA history: 35.4, 2005-06 (Top 7 held by Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, and Rick Barry)
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NBA milestones
Youngest player in NBA history to reach:
10,000 points (24 years, 193 days), set March 5, 2003 vs. the Indiana Pacers.
14,000 points (26 years, 240 days), set April 20, 2005 vs. the Portland Trail Blazers.
15,000 points (27 years, 136 days), set January 6, 2006 vs. the Philadelphia 76ers.
16,000 points (27 years, 192 days), set March 3, 2006 vs. the Golden State Warriors.
Youngest player to start an NBA game (18 years, 158 days), making his first start for the Los Angeles Lakers on January 28, 1997.
Youngest player to start an NBA All-Star Game (19 years, 175 days), making his debut at the 48th annual All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden on February 8, 1998.
Youngest NBA All-Star Slam Dunk champion (18 years, 175 days), after winning the contest at the 1997 NBA All-Star Weekend.
Became the first player ever to outscore the opposing team through three quarters since the advent of the 24-second shot clock after scoring 62 points in three quarters of play on December 20, 2005 vs. the Dallas Mavericks.
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NBA records (8)
Most three-point field goals made, one game: 12 (January 7, 2003 vs. Seattle SuperSonics; first player to reach this plateau; tied with Donyell Marshall). [10]
Most three-point field goals made, one half: 8 (March 28, 2003 vs. Washington Wizards; tied with 5 players). [11]
Most consecutive three-point field goals made, one game: 9 (January 7, 2003 vs. Seattle SuperSonics; first player to reach this plateau; tied with Latrell Sprewell and Ben Gordon). [12]
Most free throws made, one quarter: 14 (3rd quarter, December 20, 2005 vs. Dallas Mavericks; tied with 5 players). [13] [14]
Most free throws attempted, one quarter: 16 (3rd quarter, December 20, 2005 vs. Dallas Mavericks; tied with 6 players). [15] [16]
Most All-Star Game three-point field goals made, all-time: 11 (1997?present; tied with Tracy McGrady, Ray Allen, and Jason Kidd). [17]
Holds records for:
Greatest percentage of own team's point total (66.4% of the Lakers' 122 points)
Greatest percentage of both teams' combined point total (35.8% of the Lakers' and Raptors' 226 points)
(both set on January 22, 2006 vs. the Toronto Raptors).
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Lakers franchise records (30)
Points
Season: 2,832 (2005-06; 7th highest NBA single season scoring output of all-time)
Game: 81 (January 22, 2006 vs. Toronto Raptors) [18]
Half: 55 (2nd half, January 22, 2006 vs. Toronto Raptors). [19]
Quarter: 30 (3rd quarter, December 20, 2005 vs. Dallas Mavericks) [20]
Scoring average, season: 35.4 (2005-06)
Scoring average, month: 43.4 (January 2006)
Games scoring 40 points or more, season: 27 (2005-06) [21]
Consecutive games of 40 points or more: 9 (February 6?February 23, 2003) [22]
Consecutive games of 20 points or more, season: 62 (December 9, 2005?April 19, 2006)
Field goals made
Half: 18 (2nd half, January 22, 2006 vs. Toronto Raptors). [23]
Quarter: 11 (February 2, 1999 vs. Seattle SuperSonics). [24]
Field goals attempted
Half: 28 (tied with Elgin Baylor; 2nd half, January 22, 2006 vs. Toronto Raptors). [25]
Free throws made
Game: 23 (twice, most recently on January 31, 2006 vs. New York Knicks). [26]
Half: 16 (January 30, 2001 vs. Cleveland Cavaliers) [27]
Quarter: 14 (3rd quarter, December 20, 2005 vs. Dallas Mavericks) [28]
Quarter, playoffs: 11 (tied with 3 players; May 8, 1997 vs. Utah Jazz). [29]
Consecutive: 62 (January 11?22, 2006). [30]
Free throws attempted
Quarter: 16 (3rd quarter, December 20, 2005 vs. Dallas Mavericks). [31]
Three-point field goals made
All-time: 799 (1996?present) [32]
Game: 12 (January 7, 2003 vs. Seattle SuperSonics). [33]
Half: 8 (1st half, March 28, 2003 vs. Washington Wizards). [34]
Quarter: 6 (2nd quarter, January 7, 2003 vs. Seattle SuperSonics). [35]
Without a miss, game: 7 (January 6, 2006 vs. Philadelphia 76ers). [36]
Consecutive: 9 (January 7, 2003 vs. Seattle SuperSonics). [37]
Three-point field goals attempted
All-time: 2,379 (1996?present) [38]
All-time, playoffs: 381 (1996?present) [39]
Season: 511 (2005-06) [40]
Game: 18 (January 7, 2003 vs. Seattle SuperSonics). [41]
Steals
Half: 6 (tied with 3 players; February 13, 2006 vs. Utah Jazz). [42]
Quarter, playoffs: 3 (tied with 6 players; May 17, 1999 vs. San Antonio Spurs). [43]
Game: 7 (02/13/06; vs. Utah Jazz)
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Personal records
Second-most points scored in a regular season game in NBA history: 81 (January 22, 2006).
One of only two players in NBA history to score 80 points in a single game (the other is Wilt Chamberlain).
One of only two players in NBA history to score 35-plus points per game for 13 consecutive games (the other is Wilt Chamberlain).
One of only three players in NBA history to score 40-plus points per game for 9 consecutive games (the others are Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain).
One of only three players in NBA history to score 45-plus points per game for 4 consecutive games (the others are Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain), and the first to accomplish it since Chamberlain, who did it in November of 1964.
One of only two players in NBA history to average 40-plus points per game for an entire month on two separate occasions (40.6 ppg in February 2003, 43.4 ppg in January 2006) (the other is Wilt Chamberlain).
Only player in NBA history with at least 2,800 points and 180 three-point field goals made in one season.
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Other awards and achievements
1996 Naismith High School Player of the Year [45]
1996 Gatorade Circle of Champions High School Player of the Year [46]
1996 McDonald's High School All-American [47]
1996 USA Today All-USA First Team [48]
1995 Adidas ABCD Camp Senior MVP [49]
Named to the USA Today All-Time All-USA First Team in 2003. [50]
USA Today and Parade Magazine's 1996 National High School Player of the Year with a seasonal average of 30.8 points, 12.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.9 blocks per game. [51]
Led Lower Merion High School to a 31-3 record, including 27 straight wins, and the PIAA Class AAAA state title as a senior (1996). [52]
The all-time leading scorer in Southeastern Pennsylvania school history with 2,883 points. [53]


Nash:
NBA MVP: 2005
4-time NBA All-Star: 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
3-time All-NBA:
First Team: 2005
Third Team: 2002, 2003
2-time NBA regular-season leader, assists per game: 2005 (11.5), 2006 (10.5)
2-time NBA regular-season leader, assists: 2005 (861), 2006 (826)
NBA regular-season leader, free throw percentage: 2006 (.921)
GQ Best Dressed List (2005)


MVP is a joke.... It's MVP on one of the top teams, instead of MVP of the whole league.