Wilt Chamberlain scoring 100 points in 1962 and Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant scoring 81 points in 2006: those are the two highest-scoring games in NBA history. With the recent tragic death of Bryant, it's only natural to reminisce on the latter.

Who better to remember Bryant's legendary game than the player he was matched up with? Former Toronto Raptors wing and current ESPN analyst Jalen Rose had the unfortunate job of trying to guard the 18-time All-Star.

“The most incredible thing about that 81 point night: he never talked trash, and he never made any highlight,” Rose recalled in a recent episode of Get Up.

“When you see the greatest plays of Kobe Bryant of all time, none of them come from that game. Because if you trash talked (A), and (B), somebody wants to take you out. He was putting a smack down so much … he did none of that. So that discipline that everybody talks about that he has, it plays it self out literally in that game,” Rose said.

Bryant tragically died this past weekend in a Calabasas, California helicopter crash along with his daughter Gianna and seven other passengers.

The Lakers icon will undoubtedly go down as one of the best players in NBA history, and his 81-point performance (57 of which came in the second half) against Rose and the Raptors certainly helps elevate his legend status.

Bryant and the Lakers ended up winning the 2006 matchup 122-104, with Kobe shooting 28-of-46 from the field, 7–of-13 from deep and an impressive 18–of-20 from the free-throw line. Additionally, the Black Mamba had six rebounds, two assists and three steals in the victory.

On the other hand, a 33-year-old Jalen Rose shot just 3-11 from the floor and was held in check by Kobe Bryant and co. for 44 minutes.