As a data-driven storyteller raised in Brooklyn, I’ve seen countless stats—but few performances haunt like this. In Game 4 of the 2002 Finals, Kobe Bryant dropped 16 points on 7-of-13 shooting, carrying L.A. to a 113-107 win over Sacramento. His series averages: 26.8 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 5.3 APG, with a 51.4% FG and 54.5% from three. These aren’t just numbers—they’re the quiet fire of an artist who played through pressure when the world stopped listening. This is basketball as poetry written in ink and sweat.