youngest player to score 20 points a playoff game in lakers history

Kobe Bryant is the youngest for the Lakers with 20+ points in a playoff game. He was 18 years and 250 days old in Game 3 of the 1997 First Round versus the Trail Blazers.

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youngest player to score 20 or more points in a game a playoff game in lakers history
NAMEAGEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
18-250
22
4/30/1997
LAL LAL
@
POR 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
2Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
19-250
22
4/30/1998
LAL LAL
@
POR 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
3Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
20-239
25
4/9/1980
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
48
13
11
6
0
6
11
54.5
1
1
100.0
12
14
85.7
72.8
4
9
4
6
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
20-260
20
4/30/1980
LAL LAL
vs
SEA SEA
41
10
10
1
1
9
14
64.3
0
1
0.0
2
2
100.0
67.2
2
8
3
4
5Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
20-265
24
5/15/1999
LAL LAL
@
HOU HOU
47
6
8
3
2
9
25
36.0
1
3
33.3
5
6
83.3
43.4
1
5
3
1
+11
6Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
20-267
21
5/17/1999
LAL LAL
@
SAS SAS
36
6
6
3
1
8
17
47.1
0
1
0.0
5
6
83.3
53.5
2
4
7
2
-5
7Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
20-269
28
5/19/1999
LAL LAL
@
SAS SAS
47
8
4
0
0
12
25
48.0
1
3
33.3
3
5
60.0
51.5
1
7
5
3
-3
8Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
20-271
28
5/11/1980
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
45
9
9
3
1
10
14
71.4
0
0
8
10
80.0
76.1
1
8
3
1
9Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
20-272
20
5/22/1999
LAL LAL
vs
SAS SAS
44
4
1
4
1
7
18
38.9
2
5
40.0
4
6
66.7
48.4
0
4
4
4
-6
10Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
20-276
42
5/16/1980
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
47
15
7
3
1
14
23
60.9
0
1
0.0
14
14
100.0
72.0
3
12
5
3
11Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
21-167
23
4/6/1950
MIN MIN
@
AND AND
9
5
5
100.0
4
12Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
21-175
27
4/14/1950
MIN MIN
vs
SYR SYR
3
11
23
47.8
5
6
83.3
52.7
5
13Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
21-230
26
4/1/1981
LAL LAL
vs
HOU HOU
41
11
4
2
2
10
21
47.6
0
0
6
7
85.7
54.0
3
8
5
4
14Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
21-244
23
4/23/2000
LAL LAL
vs
SAC SAC
39
7
5
0
0
11
22
50.0
0
1
0.0
1
2
50.0
50.3
5
2
3
5
+4
15Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
21-248
32
4/27/2000
LAL LAL
vs
SAC SAC
37
4
1
2
0
12
20
60.0
3
3
100.0
5
6
83.3
70.7
0
4
1
2
+17
16Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
21-251
35
4/30/2000
LAL LAL
@
SAC SAC
37
3
2
2
0
13
25
52.0
2
6
33.3
7
9
77.8
60.4
1
2
2
5
-12
17Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
21-253
32
5/2/2000
LAL LAL
@
SAC SAC
46
6
4
2
0
13
30
43.3
0
3
0.0
6
8
75.0
47.7
2
4
7
4
-10
18Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
21-258
25
5/7/2000
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
34
6
1
3
3
8
17
47.1
1
2
50.0
8
10
80.0
58.4
3
3
3
4
+6
19Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
21-263
25
5/12/2000
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
47
5
2
2
2
8
20
40.0
0
2
0.0
9
13
69.2
48.6
2
3
3
4
+8
20Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
21-265
23
5/14/2000
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
37
3
5
2
0
10
20
50.0
0
5
0.0
3
6
50.0
50.8
1
2
2
4
-17
21Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
21-277
25
5/26/2000
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
47
7
7
2
1
11
18
61.1
1
1
100.0
2
2
100.0
66.2
2
5
3
5
+2
22Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
21-284
33
6/2/2000
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
48
2
6
4
3
12
24
50.0
6
9
66.7
3
6
50.0
61.9
0
2
3
5
-10
23Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
21-286
25
6/4/2000
LAL LAL
vs
POR POR
47
11
7
0
4
9
19
47.4
1
4
25.0
6
12
50.0
51.5
0
11
2
4
+8
24Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
21-296
28
6/14/2000
LAL LAL
@
IND IND
47
4
5
1
2
14
27
51.9
0
0
0
0
51.9
2
2
3
4
+2
25Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
21-301
26
6/19/2000
LAL LAL
vs
IND IND
45
10
4
1
2
8
27
29.6
2
6
33.3
8
9
88.9
42.0
3
7
1
4
+7

More Lakers Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.2

11th

DRTG

116.1

18th

NETRTG

1.2

13th

3P%

32.4

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
1.5
3
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
2
.667
2.5
4
Lakers Lakers
4
2
.667
2.5
5
Clippers Clippers
3
2
.600
3.0
6
Nuggets Nuggets
3
2
.600
3.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/3
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Wed
11/5
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Sat
11/8
LAL LAL
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Mon
11/10
LAL LAL
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
11/12
LAL LAL
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

4 - 2

117

Final

112

MEM Grizzlies

3 - 3

Fri 31 Oct 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
7
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
1.5
3
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
2
.667
2.5
4
Lakers Lakers
4
2
.667
2.5
5
Clippers Clippers
3
2
.600
3.0
6
Nuggets Nuggets
3
2
.600
3.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
5
1
.833
2
Bulls Bulls
5
1
.833
3
Bucks Bucks
4
2
.667
1.0
4
Pistons Pistons
4
2
.667
1.0
5
Heat Heat
3
2
.600
1.5
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
4
3
.571
1.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/3
MIN MIN
@
BKN BKN
7:00 PM
Mon
11/3
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Mon
11/3
WAS WAS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Mon
11/3
UTA UTA
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Mon
11/3
DAL DAL
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM