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Kobe Bryant was a basketball savant who took the game of basketball to newer zeniths every time he stepped foot on an NBA court. Be it the NBA Finals or in insignificant regular season matchups, Kobe never failed to bring forth all of his Mamba mentality.
Kobe Bryant's relentless willingness to perfect his craft led him to stack up 33,643 points by the time he hung his boots. So it makes sense to note that he had a mountain's worth of points against almost every franchise in the league.
While a statistical tribute to his greatness will merely be an understatement, let's take a look back and applaud his scoring brilliance by listing the five teams Kobe Bryant scored the most points against.
#5 Phoenix Suns - 1,664 points
Kobe had some of his best moments while sharing the court with the Suns. The Black Mamba's iconic buzzer beater in the 2006 playoffs against the Phoenix Suns team is an evergreen highlight. That same year, he set the arena record as well by dropping 51 points in a game.
Bean was a killer in crunch time and was infamous for his late game scoring bursts against the then-stacked Suns team, led by Steve Nash and Amar'e Stoudemire.
When it comes to Suns matchups, Kobe Bryant shot over 46% from the field across 64 games in total, and always brought his A-game despite questionable support from his teammates.
#4 Portland Trail Blazers - 1,691 points
Playing almost 38 minutes per game against the Portland Trail Blazers throughout his career, Kobe managed to amass 1,691 points on 47% shooting from the floor. His jaw-clenching buzzer beater against self-proclaimed “Kobe stopper”, Ruben Patterson is something that will live in the memories of basketball fans forever.
On January 23rd, 2016, when the Trail Blazers fans booed Kobe Bryant during his last game in Portland, his reaction was fitting,
"That's what it's been my entire career," Kobe Bryant said in the locker room. "Why would I want it to be any different? Why would the fans want it to be any different?"
#3 Sacramento Kings - 1,697 points
If the Charlotte Hornets hadn't traded their 13th pick to the LA Lakers, Kobe Bryant would most likely have been suiting up for the Sacramento Kings in his rookie year. In what was a move that changed the trajectories of franchises and the league in the coming years, Kobe torched the Sacramento Kings amongst other teams with his offensive firepower.
When he retired in 2016, Kobe Bryant stacked 1,697 points against the Kings, which was his third most among all the 30 franchises. His career average against Sac-town stands at 26.5 points, 5.9 boards and 5.2 dimes per game.
#2 Los Angeles Clippers - 1,720 points
The Clippers have always been hallway rivals to the Lakers. In 2004 and 2007, Kobe Bryant's frustration with the front office almost drove him to sign with the other team in LA. His relationship with Shaquille O'Neal also played a role but eventually the trade did not go through and Kobe remained a Laker till he retired.
In one of his most famous scoring runs, Kobe dropped 40 of his 50 in the second half, after the Clippers prevented him from shooting before the game by reserving the court.
While he was with the purple-n-gold team, he made sure to drop over 1,700 points against their LA rivals.
#1 Golden State Warriors - 1,812 points
Kobe Bryant tore an Achilles and still limped his way to sinking a couple of free throws. This sequence is as close to the famed Mamba mentality as it gets. The Golden State Warriors have been on the receiving end of some of the greatest on-court Kobe moments.
Kobe Bryant was a seasoned veteran by the time Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green were making their way into the spotlight. The twilight of his career coincided with the Warriors' joy run.
Kobe Bryant loved tearing the Golden State Warriors defense apart whenever he could. Against the Dubs, he racked up 1,812 points across his career, averaging 27 points per game, and it's no surprise that some of his best three-point shooting came against Golden State.
