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Kobe records 100th 40-point game

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In the Lakers' win over the Detroit Pistons the other night, Kobe Bryant notched the 100th 40-point game of his career. He is only the third player in history to reach that milestone, joining Michael Jordan (who had 173 40-point games) and Wilt Chamberlain (271). Bryant already has as many 40-point games this year -- four -- as he had all of last year.

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