Kobe Bryant lights up Madison Square Garden with 61 points

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The Lakers defeated the New York Knicks 126-117 on Monday night with Kobe Bryant setting a Madison Square Garden record with 61 points. Bryant hit 19 of 31 shots and made all of his 20 free throw attempts.

In the process, the Lakers won their first full game without the injured Andrew Bynum.

Head over to LATimes.com/sports to read Mike Bresnahan’s game story.