Kobe Bryant didn't match the 65 points he dropped on the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night, but he scored plenty.
Kobe Bryant scored 50 points on 17-of-32 shots as the Los Angeles Lakers won their second straight contest following a six-game losing streak with a 109-102 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Bryant became the first Lakers player since Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor in 1962 to score 50 points in back-to-back games. It is the fifth time this season and 16th time in his career he eclipsed the 50-point barrier.
The Lakers (35-32) used a 27-6 run in a seven-minute span of in the first quarter, highlighted by 14 points from Bryant, to take a 29-22 lead after the period.
