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Kobe Joins Wilt With Four 50-Pointers

Needs four more 50-point games to break Chamberlain's record

By Patrick Hopkins, Newser User

Posted Mar 25, 2007 5:17 PM CDT

(Newser) – Kobe Bryant’s 50 points Friday night versus the New Orleans Hornets moved the three-time NBA Champion into elite company: Wilt Chamberlain is the only other player to score at least 50 points in at least four consecutive games.
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