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Back on top (2008–10)
=== In the [|2008–09] season, the Lakers opened the campaign by winning their first seven games. [|[124]] Bryant led the team to tie the franchise record for most wins to start the season going 17–2, [|[125]] and by the middle of December they compiled a 21–3 record. He was selected to his eleventh consecutive [|All-Star Game] as a starter, [|[126]] and was named the Western Conference Player of the Month for December and January in addition to being named Western Conference Player of the week three times. [|[127]] In a game against the Knicks on February 2, 2009, Bryant scored 61 points, setting a record for the most points scored at [|Madison Square Garden]. [|[128]] During the [|2009 NBA All-Star Game], Bryant who tallied 27 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, and 4 steals was awarded All-Star Game co-MVP with former teammate [|Shaquille O'Neal]. [|[129]] The Lakers finished the regular season with the best record in the west with a 65–17 record. Bryant was runner-up in the MVP voting behind [|LeBron James], [|[130]] and was selected to the All-NBA First Team and All-Defensive First Team for the seventh time in his career. ===

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Got 81 points which is the 2nd highest score in the NBA