most points in a half by a laker player all-time until 2007 in a single game

Before 2007-08, Kobe Bryant scored the most points for the Lakers in a game, with 81 points versus the Raptors on January 22, 2006.

Interpreted as:

most points in a half by a laker player all-time until 2007 in a single regular-season game

	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	81	1/22/2006	LAL	vs	TOR	42	6	2	3	1	28	46	60.9	7	13	53.8	18	20	90.0	73.9	2	4	3	1	+25
2	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	71	11/15/1960	LAL	@	NYK	45	25	1			28	48	58.3				15	19	78.9	63.0				5
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	66	2/9/1969	LAL	vs	PHX	48	27	4			29	35	82.9				8	18	44.4	76.9				1
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	65	3/16/2007	LAL	vs	POR	50	7	3	3	0	23	39	59.0	8	12	66.7	11	12	91.7	73.4	1	6	2	3	+4
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	64	11/8/1959	MIN	vs	BOS		17	8			25	47	53.2				14	19	73.7	57.8				4
6	Jerry West J. West	63	1/17/1962	LAL	vs	NYK	39	3	3			22	36	61.1				19	22	86.4	69.0				5
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	63	12/8/1961	LAL	@	PHI		31	7			23	55	41.8				17	24	70.8	48.0				4
8	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	62	12/20/2005	LAL	vs	DAL	33	8	0	3	0	18	31	58.1	4	10	40.0	22	25	88.0	73.8	3	5	2	3	+35
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	61	3/6/2000	LAL	@	LAC	45	23	3	0	0	24	35	68.6	0	0		13	22	59.1	68.3	7	16	4	2	+16
10	George Mikan G. Mikan	61	1/20/1952	MIN	vs	ROC		36				22	45	48.9				17	21	81.0	56.2				4
11	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	60	3/22/2007	LAL	@	MEM	45	5	4	0	0	20	37	54.1	3	7	42.9	17	18	94.4	66.8	2	3	2	4	+2
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	60	1/26/1969	LAL		CIN		21				22	36	61.1				16	24	66.7	64.4				1
13	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	58	12/29/2006	LAL	@	CHA	54	5	4	0	0	22	45	48.9	4	11	36.4	10	12	83.3	57.7	0	5	4	6	+5
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	57	2/16/1961	LAL	@	DET		26				23	45	51.1				11	14	78.6	55.7				5
15	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
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	56	1/24/1961	LAL	vs	SYR		20	5			19	30	63.3				18	20	90.0	72.2				5
17	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
18	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	55	2/25/1959	MIN		CIN		12				22	38	57.9				11	17	64.7	60.5				3
19	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	53	3/30/2007	LAL	vs	HOU	48	2	2	0	0	19	44	43.2	3	9	33.3	12	14	85.7	52.8	1	1	3	2	+1
20	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	53	12/15/2006	LAL	vs	HOU	54	10	8	2	1	17	38	44.7	5	8	62.5	14	16	87.5	58.8	0	10	5	1	+20
21	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	53	3/28/1975	LAL	vs	KCO	44	3	2	1		21	38	55.3				11	12	91.7	61.2				5
22	Jerry West J. West	53	1/29/1965	LAL	vs	CIN		6	3			21	36	58.3				11	12	91.7	64.2				6
23	George Mikan G. Mikan	53	2/26/1949	MIN	@	BAL						17	28	60.7				19	20	95.0	72.0				5
24	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	52	11/30/2006	LAL	vs	UTA	34	4	3	0	1	19	26	73.1	2	3	66.7	12	15	80.0	79.8	0	4	1	5	+22
25	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