Before 2000-01, Kobe Bryant scored his most points in a game versus the Kings on March 12, 2000, with 40 points.

Interpreted as:

kobe most points in a regular-season game before 2001

	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	40	3/12/2000	LAL	vs	SAC	43	10	8	0	1	15	24	62.5	2	4	50.0	8	9	88.9	71.5	3	7	4	3	-5
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	38	3/21/1999	LAL	@	ORL	45	3	4	2	1	15	24	62.5	2	2	100.0	6	7	85.7	70.2	0	3	4	3	+15
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	33	4/10/2000	LAL	vs	SEA	45	10	6	2	0	13	28	46.4	0	3	0.0	7	9	77.8	51.6	3	7	1	5	+16
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	33	12/17/1997	LAL	@	CHI	29	3	2	0	0	12	20	60.0	3	5	60.0	6	9	66.7	68.9	2	1	0	4	0
5	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	32	3/3/1999	LAL	vs	PHX	42	5	5	2	4	11	19	57.9	0	0		10	12	83.3	65.9	0	5	4	0	+4
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	31	4/14/2000	LAL	vs	SAC	40	5	5	3	3	13	21	61.9	1	2	50.0	4	6	66.7	65.6	1	4	1	1	+10
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	31	2/27/2000	LAL	vs	HOU	36	4	6	1	1	13	18	72.2	2	4	50.0	3	7	42.9	73.5	1	3	4	5	+22
8	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	31	1/8/2000	LAL	@	SEA	43	6	1	3	1	11	18	61.1	5	7	71.4	4	5	80.0	76.7	0	6	3	4	+15
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	30	3/9/2000	LAL	@	GSW	39	4	4	2	1	9	19	47.4	1	4	25.0	11	13	84.6	60.7	3	1	2	2	+30
10	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	30	1/10/2000	LAL	vs	DEN	36	7	4	4	1	12	18	66.7	4	6	66.7	2	2	100.0	79.4	4	3	1	2	+38
11	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	30	12/16/1999	LAL	@	ATL	41	7	2	0	1	10	19	52.6	0	1	0.0	10	11	90.9	62.9	1	6	0	6	+9
12	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	30	12/14/1997	LAL	vs	DAL	32	3	3	0	0	12	21	57.1	3	7	42.9	3	4	75.0	65.9	1	2	2	3	+13
13	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	29	2/7/2000	LAL	vs	DEN	42	9	11	1	3	10	21	47.6	3	5	60.0	6	7	85.7	60.2	1	8	4	2	+7
14	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	29	1/4/2000	LAL	@	LAC	37	9	2	1	0	12	26	46.2	0	1	0.0	5	7	71.4	49.9	5	4	4	4	+10
15	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	29	3/28/1999	LAL	vs	NYK	39	5	3	5	1	11	20	55.0	0	0		7	8	87.5	61.6	0	5	2	3	+6
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	29	3/14/1999	LAL	@	SAC	43	10	4	2	0	11	19	57.9	1	6	16.7	6	6	100.0	67.0	2	8	6	1	+9
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	28	3/29/2000	LAL	@	VAN	43	6	3	4	0	13	20	65.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	67.0	3	3	1	5	+5
18	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	28	3/24/2000	LAL	vs	PHX	33	6	7	2	0	9	15	60.0	1	2	50.0	9	11	81.8	70.6	2	4	1	5	+6
19	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	28	1/22/2000	LAL	vs	POR	37	4	2	1	0	13	19	68.4	1	2	50.0	1	2	50.0	70.4	0	4	2	6	-8
20	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	28	12/17/1999	LAL	@	MIN	44	7	12	1	0	10	24	41.7	0	2	0.0	8	9	88.9	50.1	3	4	4	5	+7
21	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	28	5/2/1999	LAL	@	SEA	44	6	4	2	3	12	20	60.0	1	2	50.0	3	4	75.0	64.3	2	4	3	5	+9
22	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	27	3/1/2000	LAL	vs	VAN	42	6	3	2	0	9	22	40.9	1	4	25.0	8	10	80.0	51.1	3	3	1	2	+10
23	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	27	12/20/1999	LAL	@	BOS	45	4	4	4	0	9	17	52.9	1	1	100.0	8	8	100.0	65.8	0	4	3	3	+6
24	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	27	12/8/1999	LAL	@	SAC	42	6	5	1	0	11	19	57.9	1	2	50.0	4	5	80.0	63.7	0	6	6	1	-8
25	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	27	4/20/1999	LAL	@	GSW	40	5	5	1	3	10	17	58.8	3	4	75.0	4	5	80.0	70.3	3	2	5	3	+7