when was the first game in which kobe bryant scored over 20 points

Kobe Bryant scored 21 points versus the Kings on January 3, 1997.

	NAME	DATE	PTS	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	1/3/1997	21	LAL	vs	SAC	22	5	1	2	2	6	10	60.0	0	2	0.0	9	10	90.0	72.9	2	3	0	1	+10
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	1/18/1997	21	LAL	vs	DET	32	2	5	1	0	8	13	61.5	3	5	60.0	2	2	100.0	75.6	0	2	4	1	-1
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	4/8/1997	24	LAL	@	GSW	25	2	3	1	0	9	11	81.8	2	3	66.7	4	7	57.1	85.2	1	1	5	3	+23
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	4/30/1997	22	LAL	@	POR	27	4	2	1	0	7	13	53.8	2	3	66.7	6	8	75.0	66.6	0	4	4	5	+15
5	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	10/31/1997	23	LAL	vs	UTA	33	3	5	1	0	5	13	38.5	0	2	0.0	13	14	92.9	60.0	0	3	1	1	+18
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	11/9/1997	25	LAL	vs	GSW	24	3	5	3	1	11	18	61.1	2	3	66.7	1	2	50.0	66.2	2	1	0	1	+14
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	11/23/1997	24	LAL	vs	LAC	29	5	4	4	0	8	21	38.1	0	2	0.0	8	9	88.9	48.1	3	2	1	3	+18
8	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	12/7/1997	21	LAL	vs	CLE	29	4	2	0	0	5	15	33.3	2	4	50.0	9	10	90.0	54.1	1	3	1	5	+3
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	12/12/1997	27	LAL	vs	HOU	26	5	1	2	0	8	15	53.3	2	4	50.0	9	10	90.0	69.6	1	4	1	1	+13
10	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	12/14/1997	30	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
11	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	12/17/1997	33	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
12	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	1/17/1998	21	LAL	vs	MIA	27	5	2	0	0	6	9	66.7	1	2	50.0	8	9	88.9	81.0	3	2	4	4	-8
13	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	1/21/1998	25	LAL	@	PHX	34	5	3	0	1	7	12	58.3	3	4	75.0	8	10	80.0	76.2	1	4	2	3	+22
14	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	1/28/1998	26	LAL	vs	NJN	35	5	0	0	0	10	19	52.6	0	3	0.0	6	8	75.0	57.7	3	2	2	3	-1
15	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	1/30/1998	22	LAL	vs	MIN	30	3	7	0	0	7	16	43.8	2	3	66.7	6	9	66.7	55.1	2	1	4	4	+24
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	2/4/1998	26	LAL	vs	POR	28	4	4	3	1	6	10	60.0	1	2	50.0	13	13	100.0	82.7	1	3	1	4	-2
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	2/19/1998	21	LAL	vs	DEN	35	4	7	0	0	7	10	70.0	0	0		7	8	87.5	77.7	1	3	0	1	+43
18	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	3/23/1998	23	LAL	@	DEN	32	3	3	2	0	8	12	66.7	2	4	50.0	5	5	100.0	81.0	0	3	2	1	+15
19	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	4/19/1998	25	LAL	vs	UTA	37	2	3	2	2	10	19	52.6	1	5	20.0	4	6	66.7	57.8	1	1	2	1	+10
20	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	4/30/1998	22	LAL	@	POR	36	3	4	0	1	9	16	56.3	1	1	100.0	3	4	75.0	61.9	0	3	1	4	+21
21	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	2/5/1999	25	LAL	vs	HOU	44	10	2	2	3	8	21	38.1	2	3	66.7	7	9	77.8	50.1	2	8	2	4	+14
22	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	2/10/1999	21	LAL	@	DEN	38	10	5	1	0	8	15	53.3	1	2	50.0	4	5	80.0	61.0	1	9	3	5	+3
23	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	2/11/1999	24	LAL	@	MIN	38	10	2	2	1	8	21	38.1	0	3	0.0	8	9	88.9	48.1	2	8	1	1	-10
24	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	2/17/1999	23	LAL	vs	DAL	31	9	4	1	0	8	15	53.3	0	0		7	8	87.5	62.1	1	8	3	2	+26
25	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	2/19/1999	21	LAL	vs	SAS	42	8	6	1	1	9	19	47.4	0	0		3	4	75.0	50.6	1	7	3	5	+12