Steph Curry says no one, including him, will break Kobe's 81-point game

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is a dangerous and versatile scorer that can score from virtually every possible spot on the court. Curry is averaging a league-best 30.7 points and has scored 50 or more points twice this season -- the only other player to do so besides Portland's Damian Lillard. Curry, arguably the best scorer in the league, is probably one of the few players that could ever get anywhere close to Kobe Bryant's 81-point performance in 2006.

But Curry doesn't believe he could ever reach that 81-point mark. He believes that Bryant's performance in that game was "special" and that he would never shoot as much as Kobe did against the Raptors in 2006.

From Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News:

Could Curry ever break Kobe Bryant's career-high 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors nearly a decade ago?

“Not a chance,” Curry told Los Angeles News Group. “There's a reason why people are still talking about that game to this day. It's so special.”

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“A lot of it has to do with our system and the way we play,” Curry said. “Kobe had a reason to get up as many shots as he did in the [Toronto] game. I don't think anybody will get up 40-plus attempts no matter how hot they are.”

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All of which left Curry intrigued on whether he could reach Bryant's milestone if he ignored team dynamics and played as if an NBA game took place on the playground.

“You would like to think if I were to try or if I were to get hot after a quarter or two, I would have 50 in 2 ½ quarters,” Curry said. “Maybe you could finish it off. But that's still pretty crazy to think to have 50. Those are career days for almost anybody.”

In November, Curry speculated that the most he could ever score is 75 points, which is still six points shy of Bryant's 81. But he even considered that to be a long-shot.

Medina also talked with Warriors assistant coach Luke Walton and he thought it was possible for Curry to get close to 81 points but also added that with how Golden State plays, it is basically impossible to happen since they will rest the reigning MVP if they are up big. This is also what Curry said, which is quite accurate.

With Golden State dominating teams, Curry averages just shy of 34 minutes a game and routinely rests for large stretches in blowouts. Golden State also has a number of other options besides Curry, so it plays a team game and shares the ball, which allows players like Klay Thompson or Harrison Barnes to have big games. This is unlike the 2006 Lakers, who heavily relied on Bryant. He had to score 81 points because without that type of historic performance, the Lakers had no chance of winning.

The Warriors would have to drastically change up their system for Curry to score 81. It's perhaps entirely possible for Curry to actually do it, but in reality that will likely never happen. And for Curry, it sounds like that is perfectly fine by him as he is more focused on helping the Warriors win back-to-back championships.