Kobe Bryant scored 36 points in the loss; he now has at least 30 points in Game 1 of five consecutive playoff series. That’s the longest such streak in franchise history. George Mikan (1949-1950), Elgin Baylor (1961-1962) and Shaquille O’Neal (2000) scored 30 or more points in Game 1 in each of four consecutive playoff series for the Lakers.
The Elias Sports Bureau also tells us it's the first time the Lakers have lost Game 1 in back-to-back series of the same postseason since May 1998, and the first time since 1972 that they have lost Game 1 of consecutive playoff series in the same postseason at home.
― Gravel Puzzleworth, Tuesday, 3 May 2011 18:51 (thirteen years ago) link
kris humphries = worst player ever to avg a double-double?
― pearsonic, Monday, 23 May 2011 16:41 (twelve years ago) link