kobe career high points in a game up until 2004

Before 2004-05, Kobe Bryant dropped his most points in a game versus the Grizzlies on January 14, 2002, with 56 points.

Interpreted as:

kobe career high points in a regular-season game up until 2004

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	56	1/14/2002	LAL	vs	MEM	34	5	4	1	0	21	34	61.8	3	6	50.0	11	12	91.7	71.3	3	2	0	1	+40
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	55	3/28/2003	LAL	vs	WAS	41	5	3	3	0	15	29	51.7	9	13	69.2	16	18	88.9	74.5	0	5	3	5	+21
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	52	2/18/2003	LAL	vs	HOU	54	8	7	0	3	19	38	50.0	3	9	33.3	11	11	100.0	60.7	0	8	5	4	+13
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	51	2/12/2003	LAL	@	DEN	31	3	2	2	0	15	28	53.6	3	8	37.5	18	20	90.0	69.3	0	3	0	1	+37
5	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	51	12/6/2000	LAL	@	GSW	51	7	8	2	1	18	35	51.4	2	7	28.6	13	13	100.0	62.6	3	4	8	4	-2
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	47	1/30/2001	LAL	@	CLE	41	5	3	3	1	12	26	46.2	0	1	0.0	23	26	88.5	62.8	2	3	7	3	+4
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	46	2/6/2003	LAL	@	NYK	41	6	3	2	1	17	27	63.0	4	4	100.0	8	11	72.7	72.2	0	6	6	4	+12
8	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	46	11/17/2002	LAL	vs	HOU	45	6	4	0	1	18	37	48.6	1	2	50.0	9	11	81.8	55.0	0	6	3	3	+5
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45	4/13/2004	LAL	vs	GSW	43	7	8	2	2	14	29	48.3	0	6	0.0	17	18	94.4	60.9	0	7	1	2	+9
10	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45	1/7/2003	LAL	vs	SEA	37	3	3	1	1	16	28	57.1	12	18	66.7	1	1	100.0	79.1	0	3	2	2	+19
11	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45	11/29/2002	LAL	@	MEM	48	6	5	2	0	18	35	51.4	2	4	50.0	7	9	77.8	57.8	1	5	5	0	+8
12	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45	11/15/2002	LAL	vs	GSW	45	4	4	3	1	18	40	45.0	1	3	33.3	8	10	80.0	50.7	0	4	1	3	+6
13	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45	12/21/2000	LAL	@	HOU	44	4	3	1	0	20	26	76.9	1	1	100.0	4	6	66.7	78.6	3	1	1	1	-2
14	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	44	1/4/2004	LAL	@	LAC	40	10	3	4	0	14	27	51.9	4	7	57.1	12	15	80.0	65.5	4	6	2	2	-7
15	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	44	4/16/2003	LAL	@	GSW	42	6	4	0	0	16	28	57.1	3	7	42.9	9	10	90.0	67.9	1	5	3	1	+16
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	44	2/14/2003	LAL	vs	SAS	45	6	4	4	2	19	41	46.3	2	3	66.7	4	6	66.7	50.4	2	4	7	2	-6
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	44	12/20/2002	LAL	@	PHI	52	4	10	1	2	16	35	45.7	2	5	40.0	10	10	100.0	55.8	0	4	5	4	-4
18	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	44	2/2/2001	LAL	vs	CHA	48	9	2	0	5	15	30	50.0	0	1	0.0	14	14	100.0	60.8	4	5	5	3	+6
19	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	43	12/1/2000	LAL	vs	SAS	44	3	6	1	0	16	31	51.6	2	4	50.0	9	10	90.0	60.7	1	2	3	3	+8
20	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	42	2/11/2003	LAL	vs	DEN	31	2	5	4	0	12	20	60.0	1	3	33.3	17	21	81.0	71.8	0	2	1	0	+37
21	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	42	2/1/2003	LAL	vs	UTA	44	3	4	3	1	12	25	48.0	2	3	66.7	16	18	88.9	63.8	0	3	2	1	+12
22	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	41	2/23/2003	LAL	vs	SEA	42	5	3	3	0	13	34	38.2	1	6	16.7	14	16	87.5	50.0	1	4	3	2	+6
23	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	41	11/7/2002	LAL	@	BOS	46	9	4	4	0	17	47	36.2	0	8	0.0	7	7	100.0	40.9	2	7	5	3	-3
24	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	40	2/22/2004	LAL	@	PHX	42	7	5	3	0	15	25	60.0	2	5	40.0	8	8	100.0	70.1	4	3	2	0	+9
25	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	40	2/21/2003	LAL	vs	POR	42	7	1	5	2	15	32	46.9	3	7	42.9	7	9	77.8	55.6	0	7	4	2	+7