Legend of 50+ Points Per Game!

After defeating the Spurs, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles and entered a four-day stretch without games.

Kobe had just gotten off the plane and was about to go see Vanessa when Pelinka called.

"There might be several trades happening soon." Pelinka had heard plenty of rumors, some true and some false. But one thing was undeniable: the entire league was adjusting and changing because of Kobe's dominance!

This year's fourteen-game winning streak had been far easier than last year's.

This year, O'Neal was merely out of form.

Last year, O'Neal had been sidelined by injury midway through the winning streak.

Many games last year had gone down to the wire. A single mistake in many of them could have completely changed the outcome. Kobe's clutch shots had forcibly kept the team alive and moving forward.

But this year, Kobe's 50+ points per game had made things easy.

What exactly did averaging 50+ points per game mean?

In this slow-paced era, every team in the league averaged only 95.2 points per game this year!

Kobe alone could score more than half the points of an ordinary team!

A player who averaged 5 points per game could earn a veteran minimum contract in the NBA, the highest hall of basketball.

At 10 points per game, you were a key rotation player for a team and could easily make a million dollars a year.

At 15 points per game, people would know you. They would recognize your style of play, and you would have plenty of fans.

At 20 points per game, you could practically be called a star! You were the backbone of the NBA! In this era of exploding salaries, if you could consistently produce 20+, you were worth a hundred-million-dollar contract!

At 25 points per game, you reached the